Impact of a laryngectomy on quality of life: Perspective of the patient versus that of the health care provider

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 693-699

  Otto, Randal A ^a   Lawrence, Valerie ^a   Dobie, Roberta ^a   Sakai, Connie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Laryngectomy; Quality of life; Time trade off

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CANCER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SPEECH REHABILITATION; VOICE;

EID: 0030756968     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949710600815     Document Type: Article

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