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Laser use in head and neck surgical procedures

Romanian Journal of Rhinology
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 57 (March 2025)
By: Nuray Bayar Muluk  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2393-3356 | Journal ISSN: 2069-6523
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Language: English
Page range: 6 - 12
Submitted on: Sep 21, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 29, 2024
Published on: Feb 28, 2025
Published by: Romanian Rhinologic Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
laser,
surgery,
cancer,
larynx,
skin rejuvenation
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other,
Surgery,
Surgery, other,
Otorhinolaryngology,
Speech, voice and paediatric hearing disorders,
Oromaxillofacial surgery

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