Evaluation of cervical lymph node metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
โ Scribed by Debra M. Don; Thomas C. Calcaterra; Yoshimi Anzai; Robert B. Lufkin; Yao-Shi Fu
- Book ID
- 115044602
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 597 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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