Interstitial implantation for base of tongue carcinoma
β Scribed by B. Esche; J. Crook; L. Grimard; P. Genest
- Book ID
- 107964464
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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