Rehabilitation of olfaction post-laryngectomy: A randomised control trial comparing clinician assisted versus a home practice approach

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-45

  Ward, E ^a   Coleman, A ^a   Van As Brooks, C ^b   Kerle, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMELLING DISORDER; WELLBEING;

AGED; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SMELL;

EID: 77449110781     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.02050.x     Document Type: Article

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