P180 PERIOPERATIVE ENTERAL ARGININE SUPPLEMENTATION IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS IMPROVES LONG TERM SURVIVAL
β Scribed by N. Buijs; M.A.E. van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren; J.A.E. Langius; C.R. Leemans; M.A.R. Vermeulen; P.A.M. Van Leeuwen
- Book ID
- 114415946
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1744-1161
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