A comparison of survival lifetime of the Provox® and the Provox®2 voice prosthesis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 875-878

  Lequeux, T ^a   Badreldin, A ^a   Saussez, S ^a   Thill, M P ^a   Oujjan, L ^a   Chantrain, G ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Larynx Artificial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LARYNX; MALE; PROSTHESIS; RADIATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344121888     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503322542881     Document Type: Article

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