Need for a paradigm for application of outcome measure (QOL scales) in head and neck cancer patients in India

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 192-194

  Sayed, Suhail ^a   Kazi, Rehan ^a  

^a SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Head neck cancers; Instruments; Outcome measurement; Quality of life; Scales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; INDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INDIA; LANGUAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349102568     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.44290     Document Type: Article

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