Palliative care in patients with cancer of the head and neck

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-122

  Forbes, K ^a,b  

^a St Gemmas Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Pain; Palliative care; Symptom control; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEAD CANCER; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NECK CANCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TERMINAL CARE; THRUSH; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031401289     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1997.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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