Paraneoplastic syndromes in patients with primary malignancies of the head and neck. Four cases and a review of the literature
โ Scribed by L. W. J. Baijens; J. J. Manni
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 263
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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