A comparison of the clinical characteristics of first and second primary head and neck cancers. A population-based study
β Scribed by Dr. Eliezer Robinson; Alfred I. Neugut; Todd Murray; Gad Rennert
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 368 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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