Prospective, longitudinal quality-of-life study of patients with head and neck cancer: A feasibility study including the EORTC QLC-C30

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 666-673

  Hammerlid, E ^a   Bjordal, K ^a   Ahlner Elmqvist, M ^a   Jannert, M ^a   Kaasa, S ^a   Sullivan, M ^a   Westin, T ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CANCER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CANCER; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TASTE DISORDER; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0030749189     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(97)70246-8     Document Type: Article

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