Head and neck cancer: Surgery or radiotherapy?

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-140

  Henk, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031824410     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(98)80051-4     Document Type: Editorial

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