A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR FEEDING TUBE DEPENDENCY AFTER CURATIVE RADIOTHERAPY OR CHEMORADIATION IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER
β Scribed by H. Langendijk; M. Christianen; H.P. Bijl; I. Beetz; O. Chouvalova; P. Doornaert; D. Rietveld; R. Steenbakkers; S. Oosting; C.R. Leemans; B.F. va der Laan; J. Roodenburg; I. Verdonck-de Leeuw; K. Schilstra
- Book ID
- 119518646
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 461 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8140
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