Palliation of esophageal malignancy with photoradiation therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19841215)54:12<2905::aid-cncr2820541215>3.0.co;2-n