Letter to the editor by K. Serkies, J. Jassem on Á. Mayer, et al. Primary radiotherapy of stage IIA/B-IIIB cervical carcinoma. A comparison of continuous versus sequential regimens

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-

  Serkies, Krystyna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; RADIATION DOSE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 12944326286     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-005-9122-x     Document Type: Letter

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