Assessment of nutritional status at the time of diagnosis in patients treated for head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Righini, C.-A.; Timi, N.; Junet, P.; Bertolo, A.; Reyt, E.; Atallah, I.
- Book ID
- 122845159
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 311 KB
- Volume
- 130
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1879-7296
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