Quality of life and functional status in patients with cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx: pretreatment values of a prospective study
✍ Scribed by Pepijn A. Borggreven; Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw; Martin J. Muller; Milou L. C. H. Heiligers; Remco de Bree; Neil K. Aaronson; C. René Leemans
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 317 KB
- Volume
- 264
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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