Surgical trials in head and neck oncology: Renaissance and revolution?
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Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, The University of Liverpool Cancer Research Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, Department of Head and Neck and Thyroid Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical Oncology, Velindre Cancer Centre, Whitchurch, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Clinical Operations Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery Departments of Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology, and Immunology, Cancer Immunology Program University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Eye and Ear Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Head & neck
دوره 37 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015