## Abstract ## Background Positron emission tomography (PET) provides metabolic information of tissues in vivo. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of PET with 2โ[^18^ F] fluoroโ2โdeoxyโDโglucose (FDG) in prediction of therapy outcome (tumor response, survival, and locoregional contr
Illness cognitions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: predicting quality of life outcome
โ Scribed by Margreet Scharloo; Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong; Ton P. M. Langeveld; Els van Velzen-Verkaik; Margreet M. Doorn-op den Akker; Adrian A. Kaptein
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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