Evaluation of quality of life and symptoms after translabyrinthine acoustic neuroma surgery

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 421-426

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a   Ekvall, Lars ^b   Kinnefors, Anders ^b   Nyberg, Gunnar ^b   Rask Andersen, Helge ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Facial nerve; Quality of life; Translabyrinthine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; EAR, INNER; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 0030746894     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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