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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-11-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e033817.full |
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