Interstitial radium implant in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue and floor of mouth
โ Scribed by William M. Mendenhall; W.Steed Van Cise; Francis P. Bova; Rodney R. Million
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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