Timing and presentation of recurrent oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and awareness in the outpatient clinic
β Scribed by D. Kissun; P. Magennis; D. Lowe; J.S. Brown; E.D. Vaughan; S.N. Rogers
- Book ID
- 116316058
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0266-4356
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