Oral Oncology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 30-38 , January 2009

Prognostic role of pneumonia in supracricoid and supraglottic laryngectomies

  • O. Gallo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0 55411772; fax: +39 0 55435649.
    • These authors equally contributed to the study.
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  • A. Deganello

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • These authors equally contributed to the study.
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  • G. Gitti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • R. Santoro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • M. Senesi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • J. Scala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • V. Boddi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Statistical Division, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 48, 50134 Florence, Italy
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  • E. De Campora

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy

Received 31 January 2008 ,Revised 12 March 2008 ,Accepted 14 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.03.013

Oral Oncology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 30-38 , January 2009

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