Prognostic Significance of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Tonsil in Relation to Human Papillomavirus Status and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
✍ Scribed by Jimin Fei; Angela Hong; Timothy A. Dobbins; Deanna Jones; C. Soon Lee; Christine Loo; Mohammad Al-Ghamdi; Gerald B. Harnett; Jonathan Clark; Christopher J. O’Brien; Barbara Rose
- Book ID
- 111773130
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 690 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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