Locoregional failure and the risk of distant metastasis after modern radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by Aleksandar F. Dragovic; Jimmy J. Caudell; Sharon A. Spencer; William R. Carroll; Lisle A. Nabell; James A. Bonner
- Book ID
- 112097717
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 921 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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