PO-0811: Patient-reported quality of life in cervical cancer patients treated with definitive chemoradiation
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31121-6