Demographic, aetiological and survival differences of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young and the old in Sri Lanka
โ Scribed by B.S.M.S. Siriwardena; A. Tilakaratne; E.A.P.D. Amaratunga; W.M. Tilakaratne
- Book ID
- 113832698
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1368-8375
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