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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Changes from 1992 to 2002 in the pretreatment delay for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of larynx or pharynx: A Danish nationwide survey from DAHANCA

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Pages 156-161 | Received 18 Feb 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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