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Tonsillectomy in Adults over 40 Years of Age Does Not Increase the Risk of Pneumonia: A Three-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

To evaluate the effect of tonsillectomy on the subsequent risk of pneumonia in an adult population, a longitudinal follow-up case control study was conducted using a national health screening cohort dataset between 2003 and 2012. A total of 1005 tonsillectomy participants were 1:4 matched with 4020...

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Autores principales: Park, Sung Joon, Min, Chanyang, Yoo, Dae Myoung, Lee, Sei Young, Choi, Hyo Geun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8701389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948668
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413059