Vocal Function Following Radiation for Non-Laryngeal Versus Laryngeal Tumors of the Head and Neck

Laryngoscope

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1920-1924

  Fung, K ^a   Yoo, J ^a   Leeper, H A ^c   Hawkins, S ^b   Heeneman, H ^a   Doyle, Phil C ^c   Venkatesan, V M ^d  

^a Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (Canada)

^b Vocal Function Clinic   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

head and neck cancer; quality of life; radiotherapy; vocal function; Voice

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GLOTTIS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; STROBOSCOPY; VOCAL CORD; VOICE; VOWEL;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0034761056     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200111000-00009     Document Type: Article

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