Quality of life in head and neck cancer

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-7

  Ferlito, Alfio ^a,e   Rogers, Simon N ^b   Shaha, Ashok R ^c   Bradley, Patrick J ^d   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOUTH CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0037275021     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000028072     Document Type: Editorial

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