Pattern and Significance of Cervical Metastatic Disease in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
β Scribed by Nobuyuki Tanaka; Hironari Dehari; Kazuhiro Ogi; Tomoko Sonoda; Akira Yamaguchi; Itaru Nagai; Geniku Kohama
- Book ID
- 117613116
- Publisher
- Scientific Communications
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0915-6992
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