Prospective changes of the quality of life for patients newly diagnosed with oral cancer during the acute stage

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-315

  Lee, Hsiu Fang ^a   Liu, Hsueh Erh ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute stage; Head and Neck cancer; Oral cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955660244     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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