Measures of health-related quality of life and functional status in survivors of oral cavity cancer who have had defects reconstructed with radial forearm free flaps

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-192

  Smith, G I ^a   Yeo, D ^a   Clark, J ^a   Choy, E T ^a   Gao, K ^a   Oates, J ^a   O'Brien, C J ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional status; Health related quality of life; Oral cavity; Radial forearm free flap; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; ORAL SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION; SPEECH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33646089885     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.06.022     Document Type: Article

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