Elective Neck Dissection for tongue, laryngeal, and hypopharyngeal cancer
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1349-581X,1884-474X
DOI: 10.5106/jjshns.14.73