Communication Needs, Methods, and Perceived Voice Quality Following Head and Neck Surgery: A Literature Review

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Happ, Mary Beth ^a   Roesch, Tricia ^a   Kagan, Sarah H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Head and neck surgery; Nonspeaking patient; Postoperative communication needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIALIZATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOICE;

EID: 0742304568     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200401000-00001     Document Type: Review

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