Changes in health related quality of life in women and men undergoing radiation treatment for head and neck cancer and the impact of smoking status in the radiation treatment period

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 339-346

  Egestad, Helen ^a   Emaus, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

EORTC QLQ C30; EORTC QLQ H N35; Head and neck cancer; Health related quality of life; Prospective cohort study; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84903187036     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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