Evaluation of the quality of life of patients with oral cancer in Brazil

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 290-296

  de Andrade, Fabiana Paula ^a   Ferreira Antunes, José Leopoldo ^a   Durazzo, Marcelo Doria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chewing; Mouth neoplasms; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; ORAL SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STANDARD;

BRAZIL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33846794912     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242006000400002     Document Type: Article

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