Synchronous and metachronous carcinomas in patients with head and neck cancer
β Scribed by John G. Batsakis
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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