Patient Communication Following Head and Neck Cancer Surgery: A Pilot Study Using Electronic Speech-Generating Devices

Mary Beth Happ

Tricia K. Roesch

Sarah H. Kagan
ONF 2006, 32(6), 1179-1187. DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.1179-1187

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the communication of patients who received electronic speech-generating devices (SGDs) following surgical procedures for head or neck cancer.

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