Neoplasms induced by megavoltage radiation in the head and neck region
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19810401)47:7<1770::aid-cncr2820470708>3.0.co;2-7