Outcomes research in head and neck reconstruction

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 278-281

  Futran, Neal D ^a   Stack Jr , Brendan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUTH CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029831812     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-199608000-00012     Document Type: Review

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