The outcome and prognostic factors in patients with aspiration pneumonia during concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 631-635

  Chen, S W ^a   Yang, S N ^b   Liang, J A ^b   Lin, F J ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Chemoradiotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955734936     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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