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Adenotonsillectomy in children with mild symptoms: Authors' reply
BMJ 2004; 329 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7473.1045-b (Published 28 October 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;329:1045- Anne G M Schilder, otorhinolaryngologist (A.Schilder@wkz.azu.nl),
- Maroeska M Rovers, clinical epidemiologist,
- E Henriette van den Akker, otorhinolaryngologist,
- Birgit K van Staaij, general practitioner,
- Arno W Hoes, professor of clinical epidemiology
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Utrecht PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Utrecht PO Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, Netherlands
EDITOR—Although we excluded children with a Brouillette score of more than 3.5 from our trial, it is likely that some children with obstructive sleep apnoea participated.1 Of the 37 children in our trial with a Brouillette score between −1 and 3.5, indicating possible obstructive sleep apnoea, 18 were allocated to adenotonsillectomy and 19 to …
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