141Apoptotic/mitotic ratio — A possible prognostic index for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with radiotherapy
✍ Scribed by Michael G. Poulsen; Diana Payton; Lee Tripcony; Quentin Walker
- Book ID
- 119521531
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 116 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8140
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