The influence of extent of neck treatment upon control of cervical lymphadenopathy in cancers of the oral tongue
โ Scribed by C.A. Spaulding; L.J. Korb; W.C. Constable; R.W. Cantrell; P.A. Levine
- Book ID
- 103723580
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 652 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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