BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders


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Pretreatment organ function in patients with advanced head and neck cancer: clinical outcome measures and patients' views

Lisette van der Molen1, Maya A van Rossum2, Annemieke H Ackerstaff1, Ludi E Smeele1, Coen RN Rasch3 and Frans JM Hilgers4,5*

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Head and Neck Oncology & Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2 Department of Ear, Nose, Throat, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

3 Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

4 Institute of Phonetic Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

5 Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9:10 doi:10.1186/1472-6815-9-10

Published: 15 November 2009

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Selection of the translated Dutch study specific questionnaire. This file represents a selection of the translated Dutch study specific questionnaire, covering specific functions.

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