The relationship between weight loss and health-related quality of life in persons treated for head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Barbara A. Head; Luke Heitz; Cynthia Keeney; John Myers; Savitri N. Appana; Jamie L. Studts; Jeffrey Bumpous; Mark Pfeifer
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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