A practical guide to postlaryngectomy rehabilitation, including the Provox system
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Editor: Prof. Frans JM Hilgers, MD PhD The Netherlands Cancer Institute / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 5th updated edition, 2016 (with QR codes to watch videos on smart phone) Update from: 4th edition CD-Rom 2003; ISBN 90-75575-05-X, edited by: Frans JM Hilgers, MD, PhD, Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck surgeon With contributions of: Alfons JM Balm, MD, PhD, FACS, R Theo Gregor, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS, I Bing Tan, MD, PhD, Michiel WM van den Brekel, MD, PhD, Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck surgeons Benita EGM Scholtens SLP and Corina J van As, PhD SLP, Annemieke H Ackerstaff, PhD, Research Psychologist
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