Quality of life and depression in patients undergoing total and partial laryngectomy Qualidade de vida e depressão em pacientes submetidos a laringectomia total e parcial

PURPOSE: The surgical treatment of head and neck cancer, primarily laryngeal cancer, causes sequelae and can change the patient's quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of laryngectomy on the quality of life regarding the functional, physical, psychological, an...

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Main Authors: Daniella Scalet Amorin Braz, Marta Maria Ribas, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis, Inês N. Nishimoto, Ana Paula Brandão Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2005-04-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000200010