Quality-of-life impact of participation in a head and neck cancer support group

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-410

  Vakharia, Kalpesh T ^a   Ali, M Jafer ^a   Wang, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEAD AND NECK QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH; TIME FACTORS; VOICE;

EID: 33847169046     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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