Oral health and quality of life following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-77

  McMillan, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal cancer; Oral health; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PERIODONTICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 29244474366     PISSN: 10295097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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