Head and neck mucosal squamous cell carcinoma: Results of palliative management

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 389-392

  Timon, C ^a   Reilly, K ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Head and Neck Neoplasms; Palliative Care; Pharynx

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33748753272     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106000740     Document Type: Article

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