Health-related quality of life for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with cancer-free survival after treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 959-968

  Fang, Fu Min ^a,b   Chiu, Herng Chia ^a   Kuo, Wen Rei ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^b   Leung, Stephen W ^b   Chen, Hui Chun ^b   Sun, Li Min ^b   Hsu, Hsuan Chih ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Head and neck functional impairment; Health related quality of life; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; SF 36; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH; PATIENT TREATMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; TUMORS;

SALIVATION;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SALIVATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL TIME; SWALLOWING; TASTE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037100036     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02838-9     Document Type: Article

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