Outcomes following chemoradiotherapy for N3 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma without a planned neck dissection
β Scribed by Ebru Karakaya; Ozlem Yetmen; Didem Colpan Oksuz; Karen E. Dyker; Catherine Coyle; Mehmet Sen; Robin J.D. Prestwich
- Book ID
- 119339301
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 211 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1368-8375
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