S1354 The Impact of Prophylactic Percutaneus Endoscopic Gastrostomy to Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Chemoradiotherapy
β Scribed by Yonal, Oya; Atasoy, Beste M.; Demirel, Birsen; Yilmaz, Yusuf; Dane, Faysal; Abacioglu, Ufuk; Kalayci, Cem; Imeryuz, Nese
- Book ID
- 122536715
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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