Retrobulbar neuritis in a patient treated with intraarterial cisplatin for head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Susan Urba; Arlene A. Forastiere
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 419 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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