Radiation-induced taste disorders in head and neck cancer patients

Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1091-1096

  Inokuchi, Akira ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Radiation to head and neck region; Recognition threshold; Supra threshold taste intensity performance; Taste disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SURFACE; DISEASE COURSE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASTE BUD; TASTE DISORDER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036443664     PISSN: 00326313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5631/jibirin.95.1091     Document Type: Article

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