Effect of tonsillectomy on humoral immunity

Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 59-61

  Nasrin, M ^a   Miah, M R A ^b   Datta, P G ^b   Saleh, A A ^b   Anwar, S ^b   Saha, K L ^b  

^a Bangladesh Medical College   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PALATINE TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; OBSERVATION; PALATINE TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84872032155     PISSN: 03779238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v38i2.12882     Document Type: Article

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