Integration of a smoking cessation program in the treatment protocol for patients with head and neck and lung cancer
✍ Scribed by J. C. de Bruin-Visser; A. H. Ackerstaff; H. Rehorst; V. P. Retèl; F. J. M. Hilgers
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 269
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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