Short course intensive chemotherapy using cisplatin and 5-FU followed by radiotherapy in advanced head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by Kuten, A; Haim, N; Zidan, J; Robinson, E
- Book ID
- 123174458
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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