Views on acton et al's "investigation of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis leakage patterns: Patient's self-report versus clinician's confirmation"

Head and Neck

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1660-1661

  Hilgers, Frans J M ^a   Van Den Brekel, Michiel W M ^a   Van Tinteren, Harm ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; ESOPHAGUS SPEECH; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LARYNGECTOMY; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SELF REPORT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL VOICE PROSTHESIS;

COUGH; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349109402     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20916     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Acton LM, Ross DA, Sasaki CT, Leder SB. Investigation of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis leakage patterns: patient's self-report versus clinician's confirmation. Head Neck 2008;30:618-621.
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