Need for intensive care after operations for head and neck cancer surgery

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 502-505

  Godden, D R P ^a,c   Patel, M ^b   Baldwin, A ^b   Woodwards, R T M ^a  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

EID: 0033369782     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0194     Document Type: Article

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