Changes in Age and Sex Specific Tonsillectomy Rates: United States, 1970-1977
- 1 May 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 72 (5) , 488-491
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.72.5.488
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. (Am J Public Health 1982; 72:488-491.)Keywords
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