THE LARYNGECTOMY PATIENT’S VIEW OF SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING

A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure entailing the removal of the entire larynx following adiagnosis of an advanced stage or recurrence of cancer of the larynx or hypopharynx (Casper &Colton, 1998:1; Silver & Ferlito, 1996:179; Stell, 1991:212). Severe smoking and alcohol use,especially in...

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Main Authors: Henriëtte Steyn, Sulina Green
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2010-03-01
Series:Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
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Online Access:https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/185