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Neoplastic chemotherapy and head and neck cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. S. Jones
A. S. Jones*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Liverpool, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Professor A. S. Jones, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Liverpool, University Clinical Departments, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 607 - 610
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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