Adjuvant and adjunctive chemotherapy in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region: A meta-analysis of prospective and randomized trials

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 838-847

  El Sayed, S ^a   Nelson, N ^a  

^a Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029868441     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.3.838     Document Type: Article

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