Nasopharyngeal carcinoma research in Hong Kong in the past decade

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 826-831

  Sham, Jonathan S T ^a   Wei, William ^a   Ng, M H ^a   Nicholls, J ^a   Choy, Damon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; BEHAVIOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY;

CARCINOMA IN SITU; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HONG KONG; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030666366     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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