Do patients with head and neck human papillomavirus-related carcinoma need a different treatment approach?

Int J Clin Oncol

Radiation Oncology Department, Cruces University Hospital, c/Plaza de Cruces s/n, 48903, Barakaldo, Vizcaya (Basque Country), Spain,

Published: August 2014

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