Cirrhosis of the liver, alcoholism and heavy smoking associated with cancer of the mouth and pharynx
โ Scribed by Andrew Z. Keller
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1967
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 602 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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