Definitive Radiotherapy in Young Patients Newly Diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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  • Pimkhuan Kamnerdsupaphon Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University
  • Vicharn Lorvidhaya Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University
  • Imjai Chitapanarux Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University
  • Ekkasit Tharavichitkul Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University
  • Vimol Sukthomya Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University

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2009-12-30

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Kamnerdsupaphon P, Lorvidhaya V, Chitapanarux I, Tharavichitkul E, Sukthomya V. Definitive Radiotherapy in Young Patients Newly Diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. J Thai Assn of Radiat Oncol [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 May 5];15(2):14-8. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jtaro/article/view/203533

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