## Abstract ## __Background.__ This study assessed whether malnourished patients score lower on quality of life after treatment for oral/oropharyngeal cancer. ## __Methods.__ Malnutrition (weight loss ≥10% in 6 months/≥5% in 1 month) and quality of life (European Organization for Research and Tr
The patients' account of outcome following primary surgery for oral and oropharyngeal cancer using a ‘quality of life’ questionnaire
✍ Scribed by S.N. ROGERS; J. SCOTT; A. CHAKRABATI; D. LOWE
- Book ID
- 108710522
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0961-5423
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