A population-based study of therapy and survival for patients with head and neck cancer treated in the community
β Scribed by Claudio Dansky Ullmann; Linda C. Harlan; Vickie L. Shavers; Jennifer L. Stevens
- Book ID
- 112067084
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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