Modified Delphi survey for decision analysis for prophylaxis of post-radiation osteonecrosis

Oral Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 574-583

  Cramer, Carl K ^a   Epstein, Joel B ^a,b,c   Sheps, Samuel B ^a   Schechter, Martin T ^a   Busser, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support techniques; Delphi technique; Epidemiology; Head and neck neoplasms; Oral; Oral medicine; Osteoradionecrosis; Quality of life; Radiation oncology; Surgery; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DELPHI STUDY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; HUMANS;

EID: 0036024548     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(01)00115-4     Document Type: Article

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