Deterioration in quality of life and depressive symptoms during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-111

  Kelly, Charles ^b   Paleri, Vinidh ^a   Downs, Carole ^b   Shah, Raina ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANXIETY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 33845928602     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.06.1278     Document Type: Article

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