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ArticleOral oncology2019

Key approaches to interpret the findings of a meta-analysis on role of chemotherapy in 5000 patients with head and neck cancer treated by curative surgery.

Rama Jayaraj, Madurantakam Royam Madhav, Shanthi Sabarimurugan, Chellan Kumarasamy, Sameep S Shetty, Ajay Gupta, Siddhartha Baxi

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Article in Oral oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Rama JayarajYellow 1.1.05, College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia. Electronic address: Rama.Jayaraj@cdu.edu.au.
Madurantakam Royam MadhavSchool of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India.
Shanthi SabarimuruganSchool of Pharmacy and Biological Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley Campus, WA, Australia.
Chellan KumarasamyUniversity of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Sameep S ShettyDepartment of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Health Care Global Enterprises, Bangalore 560027, India; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, A Constituent of MAHE, Mangalore 575001, India. Electronic address: sameep.shetty@manipal.edu.
Ajay GuptaNational Heart Institute, New Delhi 110065, India.
Siddhartha BaxiJohn FLynn Private Hospital, Genesis Cancer Care, 42 Inland Drive, Tugun, QLD 4224, Australia. Electronic address: Siddhartha.Baxi@genesiscancercare.com.

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Combined Modality TherapyDisease ManagementHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicNeoplasm StagingPublication BiasTreatment Outcome

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PMID31477427

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