Quality-of-life assessment in patients with lesions of the cranial base

Skull Base Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 259-264

  Cusimano, Michael D ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKULL BASE; SKULL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033434088     PISSN: 10521453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058135     Document Type: Article

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