Neck control after definitive radiochemotherapy without planned neck dissection in node-positive head and neck cancers
โ Scribed by Na Young Jang; Keun-Wook Lee; Soon-Hyun Ahn; Jae-Sung Kim; In Ah Kim
- Book ID
- 115010444
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 168 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-2407
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