Sensorineural hearing loss in patients treated for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A prospective study of the effect of radiation and cisplatin treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-289

  Kwong, Dora L W ^a   Wei, William I ^a   Sham, Jonathan S T ^a   Ho, W K ^a   Yuen, P W ^a   Chua, Daniel T T ^a   Au, Dennis K K ^a   Wu, P M ^a   Choy, Damon T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cisplatin; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; BONE CONDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 0030250421     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00302-1     Document Type: Article

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