Photodynamic therapy for head and neck lesions in the subtropics

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 10, Issue SUPP.2, 2012, Pages

  Civantos, Francisco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN;

BURN; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; LARYNX INJURY; LARYNX TUMOR; LONG TERM CARE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH TUMOR; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN IRRITATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA;

EID: 84871182446     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2012.0179     Document Type: Short Survey

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