Can we assess quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer? A preliminary report from the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 344-351

  Hecker, Donna M ^a   Wiens, Jonathan P ^b,g   Cowper, Thomas R ^c   Eckert, Steve E ^d   Gitto, Christina A ^c   Jacob, Rhonda F ^e   Mahanna, Gordon K ^f,g   Turner, Glenn E ^h   Potts, Alcine ^h   Logan, Henrietta ^h   Wiens, Ronald L ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Univ of Nebraska Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

ⁱ Guidance Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIETIES, DENTAL;

EID: 15944368683     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpr.2002.128036     Document Type: Article

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