Elective neck irradiation versus observation of the clinically negative neck of patients with oral cancer

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1050-1055

  August, Meredith ^b,c   Gianetti, Kelly ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030512895     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(96)90157-3     Document Type: Article

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