## Abstract ## Background Currently there is no standardized head and neck pathology reporting system in Victoria, Australia. The aim of this study was to document deficiencies in head and neck pathology reports at our institution. ## Methods The pathology reports of all patients with head and n
Current status of biomarkers in head and neck cancer
✍ Scribed by Steven S. Chang; Joseph Califano
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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