A Prospective Study of Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Part I: At Diagnosis
✍ Scribed by Eva Hammerlid; Kristin Bjordal; Marianne Ahlner-Elmqvist; Morten Boysen; Jan F. Evensen; Anders Biörklund; Magnus Jannert; Stein Kaasa; Marianne Sullivan; Thomas Westin
- Book ID
- 110082646
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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