SP191 – Distant metastasis after definitive treatment for head and neck
✍ Scribed by Rogerio A. Dedivitis; Odilon Denardin; Mario Castro
- Book ID
- 116815146
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 141
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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