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The presentation of rhabdomyosarcomas of the head and neck in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. W. Proops  and
Jillian R. Mann
D. W. Proops
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Jillian R. Mann*
Affiliation:
Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, The children's Hospital, Birmingham.
*
The Children's Hospital, Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham B16 8ET.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 98 , Issue 4 , April 1984 , pp. 381 - 390
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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