Does tonsillectomy reduce medical care visits for pharyngitis/tonsillitis in children and adults? Retrospective cohort study from Sweden

Objective To assess the effectiveness of tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy in reducing medical care visits for pharyngitis or tonsillitis in children and adults with chronic/recurrent tonsillitis.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Data were retrieved from the VEGA register, a comprehensive reg...

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Main Authors: Eirik Østvoll, Ola Sunnergren, Joacim Stalfors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e033817.full
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