Xerostomia after radiotherapy in the head&neck area: Long-term observations

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-50

  Meßmer, Marc Benjamin ^a   Thomsen, Andreas ^a   Kirste, Simon ^a   Becker, Gerhild ^a   Momm, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Head neck cancer; Late side effects; Radiotherapy; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; SURVIVAL TIME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 78651378618     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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