Quality of life after acoustic neuroma surgery

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 423-430

  Van Leeuwen, Joseph P P M ^a,b   Braspenning, Johanna C C ^a,b   Meijer, Henk ^a,b   Cremers, Cor W R J ^a,b  

^a University Hospital Nijmegen ^*

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

acoustic neuroma; quality of life; suboccipital approach; translabyrinthine approach; tumor size

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL LIFE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR VOLUME; VERTIGO;

EID: 0029885535     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610500602     Document Type: Article

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