Oral complications in the head and neck radiation patient: Introduction and scope of the problem

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 36-39

  Specht, Lena ^a  

^a FINSEN LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute effects; Head and neck cancer; Late effects; Oral complications; Radiotherapy; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNIQUE;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENTAL CARIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036933295     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200100283     Document Type: Review

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