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Minimizing complications in neck dissection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Yoav P. Talmi
Yoav P. Talmi*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
*
Address for correspondence: Yoav P. Talmi M.D. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel Fax: 972-3-5346515 E-mail: talmi@ihm.net
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Keywords

Head and neck neoplasmsNeoplasms, squamous cellNeoplasm metastasisSurgery, operative
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Review Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 101 - 113
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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