Quality of life in long-term survivors of oropharynx carcinoma

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 742-751

  Pourel, Nicolas ^a   Peiffert, Didier ^a   Lartigau, Eric ^b   Desandes, Emmanuel ^c   Luporsi, Elisabeth ^c   Conroy, Thierry ^c,d  

^a Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (France)

^b CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

^c CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

^d Nancy Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0036833907     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02959-0     Document Type: Article

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