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11 - Management of cancer of the head and neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

By
Nachi Palaniappan ,
Waheeda Owadally  and
Mererid Evans
Edited by
Louise Hanna ,
Tom Crosby  and
Fergus Macbeth
Nachi Palaniappan
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Waheeda Owadally
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK
Mererid Evans
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Louise Hanna
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Tom Crosby
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Fergus Macbeth
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
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Practical Clinical Oncology , pp. 132 - 169
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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