Health-related quality of life measured by the UW-QoL - Reference values from a general dental practice

Oral Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-287

  Rogers, S N ^a   O'Donnell, J P ^b   Williams Hewitt, S ^b   Christensen, J C ^b   Lowe, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Oral cancer; Oropharyngeal cancer; Reference values; UW QoL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PRACTICE; DETERIORATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTICATION; MOOD; MOUTH CANCER; ORAL SURGERY; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 32644487782     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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