Differences in immune status between well-nourished andmalnourished head and neck cancer patients
โ Scribed by M.A.E. Van Bokhorst-De van der Schueren; B.M.E. von Blomberg-Van der Flier; R.K. Riezebos; P.E.T. Scholten; J.J. Quak; G.B. Snow; P.A.M. van Leeuwen
- Book ID
- 117428803
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0261-5614
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