A prospective quality of life study of patients with oral or pharyngeal carcinoma treated with external beam irradiation with or without brachytherapy

European Journal of Cancer Part B: Oral Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Hammerlid, E ^a   Mercke, C ^a   Sullivan, M ^a   Westin, T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; EORTC QLQ C30; External beam radiation; HAD; Oral or pharyngeal carcinoma; Quality of life; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031147724     PISSN: 09641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-1955(96)00069-3     Document Type: Article

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