An investigation into the quality of life of individuals after laryngectomy

Head and Neck

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-24

  Chalian, Ara A ^a   Kagan, Sarah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaryngeal speech; Laryngectomy; Outcome; Quality of life; Voice restoration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SWALLOWING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0035169130     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0347(200101)23:1<16::AID-HED3>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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