Evaluating tonsillectomy as a risk factor for childhood obesity

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 897-901

  Levi, Jessica ^a   Leoniak, Steven ^b   Schmidt, Richard ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84867812198     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 1538361X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamaoto.252     Document Type: Article

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