Long-term subjective functional outcome of surgery plus postoperative radiotherapy for advanced stage oral cavity and oropharyngeal carcinoma

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 258-262

  Zelefsky, Michael J ^a   Gaynor, Jeffrey ^a   Kraus, Dennis ^a   Strong, Elliot W ^a   Shah, Jatin P ^a   Harrison, Louis B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

EID: 0030021718     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89563-3     Document Type: Article

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