Body Image and Quality of Life After Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Cancer Practice
- Vol. 7 (6) , 309-313
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-5394.1999.76006.x
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of body image reintegration as it relates to quality of life in the surgical head and neck cancer patient. materials and methods: To i...Keywords
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