Patients' fears, expectations and satisfaction in relation to management of vestibular schwannoma: A comparison of surgery and observation

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 600-605

  Tos, Tina ^a,b   Cayé Thomasen, Per ^a   Stangerup, Sven Eric ^a   Tos, Mirko ^a   Thomsen, Jens ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEAR; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NEURILEMOMA; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0038574705     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480310000647     Document Type: Article

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