The role of oral sequelae in health-related quality of life of cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 656-658

  Öhrn, Kerstin ^a  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment; Health related quality of life; Oral symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; XEROSTOMIA;

HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036943051     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-002-0404-x     Document Type: Article

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