Patients' perception of the financial impact of head and neck cancer and the relationship to health related quality of life

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 410-416

  Rogers, S N ^a,b   Harvey Woodworth, C N ^b   Hare, J ^c   Leong, P ^c   Lowe, D ^a,b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finance; Head and neck cancer; Health related quality of life; Survey

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOOD; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84862216580     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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