Etiologic features in patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis in Taiwan

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-296

  Ko, Hui Chen ^a   Lee, Li Ang ^a   Li, Hsueh Yu ^a   Fang, Tuan Jen ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Etiology; Iatrogenic; Neck trauma; Neoplasm; Unilateral vocal fold paralysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; NECK INJURY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TAIWAN; THORACOSCOPY; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 67651173331     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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