Changes in age and sex specific tonsillectomy rates: United States, 1970-1977

J.L. Freeman, J.F. Jekel and D.H. Freeman

American Journal of Public Health, 1982, vol. 72, issue 5, 488-491

Abstract: National estimates of tonsillectomy rates were generated from the Hospital Discharge Survey for the years 1970 and 1977. A comparison of the rates over the seven-year period revealed significant declines in T&A for all age and sex categories and in tonsillectomy alone for males aged 20 through 29. It was also observed that sex differences found in 1970 persisted in 1977.

Date: 1982
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