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Cocaine-induced midline destructive lesions — An autoimmune disease?

✍ Scribed by Trimarchi, M.; Bussi, M.; Sinico, R.A.; Meroni, Pierluigi; Specks, U.

Book ID
122907683
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2013
Tongue
English
Weight
480 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
1568-9972

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