Studies in the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients: Results of a two-year longitudinal study and a comparative cross-sectional cross-cultural survey

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1091-1103

  Morton, Randall P ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Head and neck cancer; Longitudinal study; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPHAGIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0038503645     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200307000-00001     Document Type: Article

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