Concurrent chemoradiation in the treatment of head and neck cancer

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 719-742

  Haffty, B G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CISPLATIN; DICOUMAROL; ETANIDAZOLE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; HYDROXYUREA; METHOTREXATE; MISONIDAZOLE; MITOMYCIN; NICOTINAMIDE; NIMORAZOLE; PORFIROMYCIN; TIRAPAZAMINE; VINCRISTINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INDICATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSENSITIZATION; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032839072     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70088-5     Document Type: Article

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