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An assessment of the value of triple endoscopy in the evaluation of head and neck cancer patients

✍ Scribed by David E. Schuller; Michael H. Fritsch

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1986
Tongue: English
Weight: 242 KB
Volume: 32
Category: Article
ISSN: 0022-4790
DOI: 10.1002/jso.2930320308

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