Assessment of swallowing function in patients with head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Alfred A. Simental; Ricardo L. Carrau
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3790
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