Health-related quality of life in patients with pharyngeal carcinoma: A five-year follow-up

Head and Neck

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-349

  Nordgren, Mats ^a   Jannert, Magnus ^a   Boysen, Morten ^b   Ahlner Elmqvist, Marianne ^a   Silander, Ewa ^c   Bjordal, Kristin ^d   Hammerlid, Eva ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

EORTC QLQ C30; EORTC QLQ H N35; Longitudinal HRQL; Pharyngeal carcinoma; Predictive factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGED; CARCINOMA; COUGH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SPEECH DISORDERS; SWEDEN; TOOTH DISEASES; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33645658347     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20334     Document Type: Article

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