The personality and quality of life in HNSCC patients following treatment

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1852-1860

  Aarstad, H J ^a   Aarstad, A K H ^b   Birkhaug, E J ^a   Bru, E ^c   Olofsson, J ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Extraversion; Neoplasms; Neuroticism; Quality of life; Radiation; Squamous carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROSIS; NORWAY; PERSONALITY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0142026277     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00308-3     Document Type: Article

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