Quality of life in patients cured from a carcinoma of the head and neck by radiotherapy: The importance of the target volume

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-52

  Huguenin, Pia U ^a   Taussky, Daniel ^a   Moe, Kris ^b   Meister, Andreas ^a   Baumert, Brigitta ^a   Lütolf, Urs M ^a   Glanzmann, Christoph ^a  

^a Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVARY GLAND; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; CARCINOMA; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EATING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0032797109     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00128-5     Document Type: Article

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