Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 85-92 , January 2008

The Relationship Between Measures of Nutritional Status and Masticatory Function in Untreated Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Presented at the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, October 12, 2007.

  • Arthur H. Friedlander, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Chief of Staff and Director of Graduate Medical Education, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Director of Quality Assurance, Hospital Dental Service, Medical Center at the University of California Los Angeles; and Professor-in-Residence, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Friedlander: Graduate Medical Education, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073
    • ,
  • Tracey Tajima, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Director, General Practice Dental Residency, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA.
    • ,
  • Kyle T. Kawakami

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA.
    • ,
  • Marilene B. Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Head and Neck Surgery, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; and Associate Professor, Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
    • ,
  • James Tomlinson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Surgical Oncology, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; and Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Surgical Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.023

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 85-92 , January 2008

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