Will measuring quality of life in head and neck cancer alter individuals' treatment?

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 57-62

  Mehanna, Hisham M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Larynx; Measurement; Oral; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING;

DATA COLLECTION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34247165027     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3280803d86     Document Type: Review

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