Measurement of quality of life in head and neck cancer patients utilizing the quality of life radiation therapy questionnaire

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-158

  Janda, Monika ^a   Johnson, Darlene ^b   Woelfl, Hedwig ^a   Trimmel, Michael ^a   Bressmann, Tim ^c   Schröckmayr, Heidi ^a   Widder, Joachim ^a   Trotti, Andy ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Psychosocial support; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0036185298     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-002-0902-2     Document Type: Article

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