Temporal Trajectory of Body Image Disturbance in Patients with Surgically Treated Head and Neck Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0194-5998,1097-6817
DOI: 10.1177/0194599819898861