Facial appearance after operations for oral and oropharyngeal cancer: A comparison of casenotes and patient-completed questionnaire

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 358-363

  Millsopp, Lynne ^a   Brandom, Louise ^b   Humphris, Gerry ^c   Lowe, Derek ^e   Stat, C ^d   Rogers, Simon ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b North Liverpool Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^e University Hospital Aintree ^*

Author keywords

Appearance; Head and neck cancer; Health related quality of life; Oral cancer; UWQOL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; MAXILLA CANCER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH CANCER; NECK DISSECTION; OROPHARYNX CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCAR FORMATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33747779672     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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