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Weight loss in patients with head and neck cancer during and after conventional and accelerated radiotherapy

Sandra OttossonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Björn ZackrissonDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Elisabeth KjellénDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
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Per NilssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
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Göran LaurellDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Pages 711-718 | Received 02 Jul 2012, Accepted 10 Sep 2012, Published online: 29 Oct 2012

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