Enamel hypoplasias: Poor indicators of dietary stress
โ Scribed by E. J. Neiburger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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