WEIGHT LOSS IN PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK CANCER: MALNUTRITION OR TUMOUR EFFECT?
β Scribed by James H. F. Shaw; David A. Humberstone; Christopher Holdaway
- Book ID
- 119843076
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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