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Acta Radiologica: Oncology Volume 24, 1985 - Issue 6
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Original Article

The Effect of Surgery, Radiation Therapy, and Combined Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy on Immunocompetence in Patients with Lung Carcinoma

M. Jakobsson Departments of Radiation Therapy, Anaesthesiology, and Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, the Paivarinne Hospital For Pulmonary Diseases, and the Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland
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P. I. Taskinen Departments of Radiation Therapy, Anaesthesiology, and Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, the Paivarinne Hospital For Pulmonary Diseases, and the Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland
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P. Ryhänen Departments of Radiation Therapy, Anaesthesiology, and Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, the Paivarinne Hospital For Pulmonary Diseases, and the Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland
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A. Hollmén Departments of Radiation Therapy, Anaesthesiology, and Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, the Paivarinne Hospital For Pulmonary Diseases, and the Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland
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E. Herva Departments of Radiation Therapy, Anaesthesiology, and Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, the Paivarinne Hospital For Pulmonary Diseases, and the Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland
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P. Kärkölä Departments of Radiation Therapy, Anaesthesiology, and Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, the Paivarinne Hospital For Pulmonary Diseases, and the Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland
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M. Saloheimo Departments of Radiation Therapy, Anaesthesiology, and Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, the Paivarinne Hospital For Pulmonary Diseases, and the Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland
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Pages 481-486 | Accepted 03 Jun 1985, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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