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Letters to the Editor: Radiotherapy

Correlation and prognostic impact of human papilloma virus and p16-expression in advanced hypopharynx and larynx cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy

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Pages 646-648 | Received 06 Dec 2020, Accepted 30 Jan 2021, Published online: 13 Feb 2021

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