Quality of life after free-flap reconstruction in patients with oral and pharyngeal cancer

Head and Neck

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-216

  Markkanen Leppänen, Mari ^a   Mäkitie, Antti A ^a   Haapanen, Marja Leena ^b   Suominen, Erkki ^a,c   Asko Seljavaara, Sirpa ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Microvascular; Neoplasm; Outcome; UW QOL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; SMOKING; SPEECH DISORDER; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 33144456518     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20329     Document Type: Article

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