## Abstract ## Background. While the attributed risk factors for the vast majority of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) are smoking and alcohol abuse, there appears to be a rising proportion of SCCHN patients who report no significant smoking or drinking history. T
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in a Ugandan population: a descriptive epidemiological study
β Scribed by E. Kakande; R. Byaruhaga; A. Kamulegeya
- Book ID
- 107665385
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1965-0817
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