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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Risk structures for radiation-induced trismus in head and neck cancer

Nina PauliDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Caroline OlssonDepartment of Radiation Physics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Niclas PetterssonDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Mia JohanssonDepartment of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Hedda HaugenDepartment of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Ulrica WilderängDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Gunnar SteineckDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Caterina FiniziaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Pages 788-792 | Received 04 Nov 2015, Accepted 13 Jan 2016, Published online: 03 Mar 2016

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