Suicide in head and neck cancer patients

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1217-1221

  Henderson, James M ^a,b   Ord, Robert A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Dept of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030678094     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(97)90170-1     Document Type: Article

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