The risk of second primary tumors in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after definitive radiotherapy
β Scribed by Lin Kong; Jiade Jay Lu; Chaosu Hu; Xiaomao Guo; Yongru Wu; Youwang Zhang
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 254 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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