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Hyperthermia Classic Article

A randomized clinical trial of radiation therapy versus thermoradiotherapy in stage IIIB cervical carcinoma

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Pages 338-343 | Received 20 Apr 2000, Accepted 17 Jul 2000, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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