Clinical characteristics and diagnostic delay of head and neck cancer: Results from a prospective study in Belgium

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 354-358

  Dhooge, I J ^a   Albers, F W J ^b   Van Cauwenberge, P B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delay; Epidemiology; Head and neck tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TOPOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0029764294     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(96)90220-6     Document Type: Article

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