Factors inffluencing quality of life in patients during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1153-1159

  Zmijewska Tomczak, Małgorzata ^a   Milecki, Piotr ^a,b   Olek Hrab, Karolina ^b   Hojan, Katarzyna ^a   Golusiński, Wojciech ^a   Rucińska, Anna ^a   Adamska, Anna ^a  

^a GREATER POLAND CANCER CENTER   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84920027806     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: 18969151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2013.34317     Document Type: Article

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