Skip to main content

Changing indications and socio-demographic determinants of (adeno)tonsillectomy among children in England--are they linked? A retrospective analysis of hospital data.

Author
Abstract
:

To assess whether increased awareness and diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and national guidance on tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis have influenced the socio-demographic profile of children who underwent tonsillectomy over the last decade.

Year of Publication
:
0
Journal
:
PloS one
Volume
:
9
Issue
:
8
Number of Pages
:
e103600
Date Published
:
2014
URL
:
http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103600
DOI
:
10.1371/journal.pone.0103600
Short Title
:
PLoS One
Download citation