## Background. Little is known about the epidemiology of pain in head and neck cancer, the effects of curative treatment on this pain, and the impact that pain experience may have on patients' quality of life (QL). Method. The prevalence and severity of pain was studied in 93 patients who were fi
Types and causes of pain in cancer of the head and neck
โ Scribed by Charles J. Vecht; Anneke M. Hoff; Peter J. Kansen; Maarten F. De Boer; D. Andries Bosch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 648 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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