Mastication, swallowing, and salivary flow in patients with head and neck cancer: objective tests versus patient-reported outcomes.

Jorine A VermaireCornelis P J RaaijmakersIrma Maria Verdonck-de LeeuwFemke JansenC René LeemansChris H J TerhaardCaroline M Speksnijder

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)

The association between objective test outcomes and PROs is weak, indicating that these outcome measures provide different information about masticatory performance, swallowing, and salivary flow in patients with HNC.

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patient reported outcomes
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