Quality of Life and Radiotherapy Complications of Chinese Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients at Different 3DCRT Stages |
Gu, Mo-Fa
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Centre, Sun Yat-sen University)
Su, Yong (Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Centre, Sun Yat-sen University) Chen, Xin-Lin (Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, College of Fundamental Medical Science) He, Wei-Ling (Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University) He, Zhen-Yu (Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Centre, Sun Yat-sen University) Li, Jian-Jun (Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Centre, Sun Yat-sen University) Chen, Miao-Qiu (Office of the President, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine) Mo, Chuan-Wei (Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, College of Fundamental Medical Science) Xu, Qian (Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, College of Fundamental Medical Science) Diao, Yuan-Ming (Department of Preventive Medicine and Medical Statistics, College of Fundamental Medical Science) |
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