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A prospective assessment of quality of life after endoscopic intubation and laser therapy for malignant dysphagia

✍ Scribed by L. A. Loizou; D. Rampton; M. Atkinson; C. Robertson; S. G. Bown

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 501 KB
Volume: 70
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920715)70:2<386::aid-cncr2820700203>3.0.co;2-h

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