A historical review of head and neck cancer in celebrities

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 511-520

  Folz, B J ^a   Ferlito, A ^b,f   Weir, N ^c   Pratt, L W ^d   Rinaldo, A ^b   Werner, J A ^e  

^a Karl Hansen Klinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celebrity Patients; Head and Neck Cancer; Health Education; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AWARENESS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC FIGURE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

FAMOUS PERSONS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 34249073704     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106004208     Document Type: Article

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