Definitive radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsillar fossa
β Scribed by C. Shun Wong; K. Kian Ang; Gilbert H. Fletcher; Howard D. Thames; Lester J. Peters; Robert M. Byers; Mary Jane Oswald
- Book ID
- 107963710
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 689 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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