Assessment of salivary amylase as a stress biomarker in pregnant patients
✍ Scribed by J. Guglielminotti; M. Dehoux; F. Mentré; E. Bedairia; P. Montravers; J.-M. Desmonts; D. Longrois
- Book ID
- 116559527
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-289X
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