Distress screening using distress thermometer in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and evaluation of causal factors predicting occurrence of distress

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 88-92

  Lewis, Shirley ^a   Salins, Naveen ^b   Kadam, Amrit ^a   Rao, Raghavendra ^c  

^a Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute   (India)

^b HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology   (India)

^c Bangalore Institute of Oncology   (India)

Author keywords

Distress; Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883724181     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.116703     Document Type: Article

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