Predictive modelling for swallowing dysfunction after primary (chemo)radiation: Results of a prospective observational study
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.08.009