Long-term hearing status after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-24

  Low, W K ^a   Fong, K W ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Deafness; Hearing loss; Irradiation; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BINAURAL HEARING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031939879     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0385-8146(97)10009-8     Document Type: Article

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