Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1125-1132 , June 2008

Quality of Life and Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients Successfully Treated for Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Cancer and Their Wives

  • Roger A. Zwahlen, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Formerly, Consultant, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery; and Currently, Clinical Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Zwahlen: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong
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  • Christine Dannemann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Klaus W. Grätz, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Gabriela Studer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Diana Zwahlen, MA

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Psychologist, Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Hanspeter Moergeli, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Psychologist and Statistician, Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Natalie Drabe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Formerly, Resident, Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry; and Currently, Consultant, Health and Psychology, Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Stefan Büchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Josef Jenewein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.09.003

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1125-1132 , June 2008

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