Salvage surgery after locoregional failure in head and neck carcinoma patients treated with chemoradiotherapy
✍ Scribed by E. Esteller; M. C. Vega; M. López; M. Quer; X. León
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Volume
- 268
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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