Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 pandemic on head and neck cancer survivors

Eric Adjei Boakye^{1

2}, Wiley Jenkins^{1

2}, Arun Sharma^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA.
² Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA.

Eric Adjei Boakye et al. Head Neck. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;42(6):1329-1331.

doi: 10.1002/hed.26170. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Eric Adjei Boakye^{1

2}, Wiley Jenkins^{1

2}, Arun Sharma^{2

3}

¹ Department of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA.
² Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA.

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