Treatment selection for tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma
โ Scribed by Kuo, Yao-Yuan; Chu, Pen-Yuan; Chang, Shyue-Yih; Wang, Yi-Fen; Tsai, Tung-Lung; Yang, Muh-Hwa; Wang, Ling-Wei; Tai, Shyh-Kuan
- Book ID
- 122788817
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- Chinese
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1726-4901
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