Influence of Cigarette Smoking on the Efficacy of Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer
β Scribed by Browman, George P.; Wong, Gene; Hodson, Ian; Sathya, Jinka; Russell, Rosemary; McAlpine, Lisa; Skingley, Peter; Levine, Mark N.
- Book ID
- 120568916
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 777 KB
- Volume
- 328
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0096-6762
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