Quality of life and oral function in patients treated with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Head and Neck

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 389-398

  Epstein, Joel B ^a,b,c   Robertson, Manuella ^a   Emerton, Sue ^a   Phillips, Norm ^a   Stevenson Moore, Peter ^d  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oral complications of radiation therapy; Oral function; Patient survey; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVARY GLAND NEOPLASMS; STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0035052119     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.1049     Document Type: Article

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