Gender differences in health-related quality of life following total laryngectomy

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-294

  Lee, Mary T ^a   Gibson, Sam ^a   Hilari, Katerina ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Laryngectomy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951579870     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682820902994218     Document Type: Article

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