Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 190-194 , March 2010

Study of the length of hospital stay for free flap reconstruction of oral and pharyngeal cancer in the context of the new French casemix-based funding

Received 19 November 2009 ,Revised 3 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.12.002

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 190-194 , March 2010

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