The influence of tonsillectomy on total serum antibody levels

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 377-379

  Pidelaserra Marti G ^a   Isdahl Mohn, K G ^a   Cox, R J ^a,b   Brokstad, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PALATINE TONSIL; SURGERY; TONSILLECTOMY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFLUENZA VACCINES; PALATINE TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; VACCINATION;

EID: 84911482502     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sji.12213     Document Type: Letter

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