Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages e10-e14 , April 2010

Validation of the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire (SSQ) in a cohort of head and neck cancer patients

  • Raghav C. Dwivedi

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK. Tel.: +44 207 808 2202.
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  • Suzanne St. Rose

      Affiliations

    • Research, Data and Statistical Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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  • Justin W.G. Roe

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK
    • ,
  • Afroze S. Khan

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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  • Christopher Pepper

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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  • Christopher M. Nutting

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK
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  • Peter M. Clarke

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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  • Cyrus J. Kerawala

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK
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  • Peter H. Rhys-Evans

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK
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  • Kevin J. Harrington

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK
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  • Rehan Kazi

      Affiliations

    • Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK

Received 30 December 2009 ,Revised 4 February 2010 ,Accepted 4 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.02.004

Oral Oncology
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