Postoperative radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-50

  Mendenhall, William M ^a,b   Amdur, Robert J ^a   Hinerman, Russell W ^a   Villaret, Douglas B ^a   Siemann, Dietmar W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0037276585     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajot.2003.1     Document Type: Article

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