Hyperfractionated or accelerated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: a meta-analysis

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MedicineRadiation therapyHead and neck cancerHazard ratioHyperfractionationDose fractionationOncologyHead and neck squamous-cell carcinomaRandomized controlled trialClinical endpointInternal medicineSurgeryConfidence interval

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Year: 2006
Type: review
Volume: 368
Issue: 9538
Pages: 843-854
Citations: 1065
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                                    Jean Bourhis, 
                                
                                    Jens Overgaard, 
                                
                                    Hélène Audry
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Hyperfractionated or accelerated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: a meta-analysis. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 368
                            (9538)
                            , 843-854.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(06)69121-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(06)69121-6