Tumor-Ablative Surgery, Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer Reconstruction, and Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
β Scribed by FOOTE, ROBERT L.; OLSEN, KERRY D.; MELAND, N. BRADLY; SCHAID, DANIEL J.; KUNSELMAN, SUSAN M.
- Book ID
- 124131953
- Publisher
- Mayo Clinic
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 899 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-6196
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