Quality of life outcome measures following partial glossectomy: Assessment using the UW-QOL scale

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 116-120

  Kazi, R ^a,b   Johnson, C ^a   Prasad, V ^a   De Cordova, J ^a   Venkitaraman, R ^a   Nutting, C M ^a   Clarke, P ^a   Evans, P ^a   Harrington, K ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glossectomy; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SALIVA; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH; SWALLOWING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UW QOL SCALE; WELLBEING;

AGE FACTORS; GLOSSECTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 53749107401     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.42641     Document Type: Article

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