The role of radiotherapy in the management of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck
โ Scribed by Junichi Horiuchi; Hitoshi Shibuya; Soji Suzuki; Masamune Takeda; Minoru Takagi
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 709 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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