Health-related quality of life outcome for oral cancer survivors after surgery and postoperative radiotherapy

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 641-646

  Fang, Fu Min ^a   Tsai, Wen Ling ^c   Chien, Chih Yen ^a   Chiu, Herng Chia ^b   Wang, Chong Jong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c YUNG TA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Oral cancer; Postoperative radiotherapy; Quality of life; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16644381313     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyh118     Document Type: Article

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