Mandible preservation in the treatment of cancer of the floor of the mouth
โ Scribed by Wayne A. Beecroft; Kumao Sako; Mohamed S. Razack; Donald P. Shedd
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 421 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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