Evaluation of speech outcomes using English version of the Speech Handicap Index in a cohort of head and neck cancer patients
โ Scribed by Raghav C. Dwivedi; Suzanne St. Rose; Edward J. Chisholm; Brian Bisase; Furrat Amen; Christopher M. Nutting; Peter M. Clarke; Cyrus J. Kerawala; Peter H. Rhys-Evans; Kevin J. Harrington; Rehan Kazi
- Book ID
- 113834175
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 484 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1368-8375
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