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Personality Traits in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients in Relation to the Disease State, Disease Extent and Prognosis

Hans Jørgen Aarstad Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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John-Helge Heimdal Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Anne Kari H. Aarstad Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway
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Jan Olofsson Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Pages 892-899 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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