Quality of life and prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 400-403

  Amar, Ali ^a   Rapoport, Abrão ^a   Franzi, Sérgio A ^a   Bisordi, Clarice ^a   Lehn, Carlos N ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL HELIÓPOLIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Head and neck neoplasms; Quality of life; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK CANCER; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0036588423     PISSN: 00347299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992002000300016     Document Type: Article

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