Assessment of radiation-induced xerostomia: validation of the Italian version of the xerostomia questionnaire in head and neck cancer patients

Purpose Xerostomia is the most common acute and late side effect of radiation treatment for head and neck cancer. Affecting taste perception, chewing, swallowing and speech, xerostomia is also the major cause of decreased quality of life. The aims of this study were to validate the Italian translati...
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Autor*in:

Pellegrino, Federica [verfasserIn]

Groff, Elena [verfasserIn]

Bastiani, Luca [verfasserIn]

Fattori, Bruno [verfasserIn]

Sotti, Guido [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2014

Schlagwörter:

Xerostomia

Radiotherapy

Quality of life

Head and neck cancer

Dysphagia

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Supportive care in cancer - Berlin : Springer, 1993, 23(2014), 4 vom: 19. Sept., Seite 925-932

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:23 ; year:2014 ; number:4 ; day:19 ; month:09 ; pages:925-932

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00520-014-2438-2

Katalog-ID:

SPR00660093X

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