Blair RL,McKerrow WS,Fenton A..The Scottish tonsillectomy audit. The audit sub-committee of the Scottish Otolaryngological Society.J Laryngol Otol (Supp). 1996;20:1-25
2.
Mui S,Rasgon B,Hilsinger RL..Efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in adults.Laryngoscope. 1998;108:1325-8
3.
Bhattacharyya N,Kepnes LJ,Shapiro J..Efficacy and quality-of-life impact of adult tonsillectomy.Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.. 2001;127:1347-50
4.
Bauman I,Kucheida H,Blumenstock G.Benefit from tonsillectomy in adult patients with chronic tonsillitis.Eur Arch Otorhinolar-yngol.. 2006;263:556-9
5.
Fuijihara K,Koltai PJ,Hayashi M.Cost-effectiveness of tonsillectomy for recurrent acute tonsillitis.Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2006;115:365-9
6.
Bhattacharyya N,Kepnes LJ..Economic benefit of tonsillectomy in adults with chronic tonsillitis.Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2002;111:983-8
7.
Paradise JL,Bluestone CD,Colborn DK.Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in moderately affected children.Pediatrics. 2002;110:7-15
8.
Stewart MG,Witsell DL,Smith TL.Development and validation of the nasal obstruction symptom evaluation (NOSE) scale.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004;130 (2): 157-63
9.
Goldstein HA,Stewart MG,Witsell DL.Quality of life after tonsillectomy in children with recurrent tonsillitis.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;138:S9-S16
10.
Stewart MG,Friedman EM,Sulek M..Validation of an outcomes instrument for tonsil and adenoid disease.Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127:29-35
11.
Witsell DL,Dolor RJ Bolte.Exploring quality of life in patients with diseases of the ear, nose, and throat: a multicenter observational study.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;125 (4): 288-98
12.
Available at: http://www.entlink.net/practice/products/clin_indicators.cfm.
