Elective gastrostomy, nutritional status and quality of life in advanced head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy
โ Scribed by Randall P. Morton; Victoria L. Crowder; Robert Mawdsley; Esther Ong; Mark Izzard
- Book ID
- 108996847
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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