The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 528-534 , June 2010

Smoking Status and Pain Level Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients

  • Henrietta L. Logan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Henrietta L. Logan, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, Box 103628, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32610.
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  • Roger B. Fillingim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida
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  • Linda M. Bartoshuk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida
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  • Pamela Sandow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida
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  • Scott L. Tomar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida
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  • John W. Werning

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida
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  • William M. Mendenhall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida

Received 4 March 2009 ,Revised 13 August 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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 Supported in part by NCI Grant CA111593 and NIDCR Grant U54DEO19261 awarded to H. Logan.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00720-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.09.006

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 528-534 , June 2010

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