European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

, Volume 275, Issue 4, pp 1031–1032 | Cite as

Calculation of indirect costs of associated with postoperative caregiver absences after pediatric tonsil surgery

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Conflict of interest

Zhengcai Lou declares that he has no conflict of interest; Zihan Lou declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of OtorhinolaryngologyThe Affiliated Yiwu HospitalYiwuChina
  2. 2.Department of Clinical MedicineXinxiang Medical UniversityXinxiangChina

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