Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Unknown Primary Head and Neck Carcinoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.131.7.626