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Depression as a predictor of postoperative functional performance status (PFPS) and treatment adherence in head and neck cancer patients: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a debilitating disease due in part to its effects on function, including speech, swallowing, and cosmesis. Previous studies regarding depression in HNC have focused on demographic predictors, incidence, and quality of life studies. There is, however, a pauci...

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Autores principales: Barber, Brittany, Dergousoff, Jace, Nesbitt, Margaret, Mitchell, Nicholas, Harris, Jeffrey, O’Connell, Daniel, Côté, David, Biron, Vincent, Seikaly, Hadi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26385356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-015-0092-4