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PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR DYSPHAGIA AFTER (CHEMO)RADIATION IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER: A MULTI-CENTER PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY (2011)

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RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY

Volume 98, Issue -, Pages S13-S14

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DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(11)70025-1

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