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Prehabilitation in head and neck cancer patients: a literature review.

Irene LoewenCaroline C JefferyJana RiegerGabriela Constantinescu
Published in: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (2021)
This review of the literature has shed light on the variability of prehabilitation timing, exercise type, dose, duration of treatment, and outcomes associated with prehabilitation, making the selection of an optimal prehabilitation program difficult at this time.
Keyphrases
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