Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in the risk stratification of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

T M Jones¹

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T M Jones. Br J Cancer. 2014.

. 2014 Jan 21;110(2):269-70.

doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.746.

T M Jones¹

¹ Liverpool CR-UK Centre, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 9TA, UK.

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