Oral health status of 207 head and neck cancer patients before, during and after radiotherapy
β Scribed by Bruno C. Jham; Patricia M. Reis; Erika L. Miranda; Renata C. Lopes; Andre L. Carvalho; Mark A. Scheper; Addah R. Freire
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-6981
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