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Original Articles

Affiliation to the work market after curative treatment of head-and-neck cancer: A population-based study from the DAHANCA database

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Pages 430-439 | Received 22 Oct 2012, Accepted 31 Oct 2012, Published online: 03 Jan 2013

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