Quality of life of patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with nasopharyngectomy using the maxillary swing approach

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-316

  Ng, Raymond W M ^a   Wei, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT CANCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRISMUS; XEROSTOMIA;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TRISMUS;

EID: 33645221637     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.132.3.309     Document Type: Article

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