Partial laryngectomy for glottic cancer after high-dose radiotherapy
โ Scribed by Robert S. Lavey; Thomas C. Calcaterra
- Book ID
- 115695243
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 500 KB
- Volume
- 162
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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