## Abstract ## Background. Studies on morbidity of the neck after head and neck cancer therapy are scarcely described. ## Methods. Patients who underwent surgery, including neck dissection, with and without radiation therapy at least 1 year before the study were asked to participate. We assessed
Analysis of tracheostomy-associated morbidity after operations for head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by W. Halfpenny; M. McGurk
- Book ID
- 117834590
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0266-4356
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