Oral health-related quality of life in southern Chinese following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 600-608

  McMillan, A S ^a   Pow, E H N ^a   Leung, W K ^a   Wong, M C M ^a   Kwong, D L W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Oral health; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; ORAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 3042561388     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2004.01383.x     Document Type: Article

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