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High-risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

C Fitzgerald, James Paul O'Neill

Citation Information : Fitzgerald C, O'Neill JP. High-risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Head Neck Surg 2017; 8 (2):37-44.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1304

License: CC BY 3.0

Published Online: 01-12-2012

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


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Fitzgerald C, O'Neill JP. High-risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Head Neck Surg 2017;8(2):37-44.


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