Emotional well-being does not predict survival in head and neck cancer patients: A Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study

Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2326-2327

  Spiegel, David ^a   Kraemer, Helena C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEPRESSION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING ERROR; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EMOTIONS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 43049136204     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23435     Document Type: Letter

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