Association of Adenotonsillectomy with Asthma Outcomes in Children: A Longitudinal Database Analysis.

Authors :: Bhattacharjee, Rakesh
Choi, Beatrix H.
Gozal, David
Mokhlesi, Babak
Source :: PLoS Medicine; Nov2014, Vol. 11 Issue 11, p1-13, 13p
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: : Rakesh Bhattacharjee and colleagues use data from a US private health insurance database to compare asthma severity measures in children one year before and one year after they underwent adenotonsillectomy with asthma measures in those who did not undergo adenotonsillectomy. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: ADENOTONSILLECTOMY
ASTHMA in children
HEALTH insurance
SLEEP apnea syndromes in children
MEDICAL care costs

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