Patterns of long-term swallowing dysfunction after definitive radiotherapy or chemoradiation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.07.042