Mode of treatment affects quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors: Implications for holistic care

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1185-1192

  Bower, Wendy Fiona ^a   Vlantis, Alexander Christopher ^a   Chung, Tiffany M L ^a   Van Hasselt, C Andrew ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHINESE; COUGHING; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77956621968     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016481003667366     Document Type: Article

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