Does neck stage influence local control in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck?
β Scribed by Debra E. Freeman; William M. Mendenhall; James T. Parsons; Rodney R. Million
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 524 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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