Tube feeding enteral nutritional support in patients receiving radiation therapy for advanced head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Richard D. Pezner; John O. Archambeau; James A. Lipsett; William A. Kokal; William Thayer; L. Robert^Hill
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 599 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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