The Reliability of Clinical Tonsil Size Grading in Children
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The reliability of clinical tonsil size grading in children.
IMPORTANCE Because tonsillar enlargement can have substantial ill health effects in children, reliable monitoring and documentation of tonsil size is necessary in clinical settings. Tonsil grading scales potentially allow clinicians to precisely record and communicate changes in tonsil size, but their reliability in a clinical setting has not been studied. OBJECTIVE To assess the interobserve...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2168-6181
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.2338