## Abstract ## Background The association between nodal ratio and survival has not been assessed in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. ## Methods This is a populationβbased analysis, using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and EndβResults database, to determine whether nodal ratio impa
Nodal yield and survival in oral squamous cancer : Defining the standard of care
β Scribed by Ardalan Ebrahimi; Wan J. Zhang; Kan Gao; Jonathan R. Clark
- Book ID
- 102108796
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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