Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 433-435 , June 2010

Complications of head and neck cancer surgery – Prevention and management

  • C.J. Kerawala

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.03.013

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 433-435 , June 2010

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