During a 13-year period, 3256 specimens clinically diagnosed as leukoplakia (('keratosis," "white patch") were submitted to the oral pathology laboratories of Indiana University School of Dentistry and Emory University School of Dentistry. These comprised 6.2% of the tissue Specimens processed by th
Oral leukoplakia in China: a review
โ Scribed by Xiaolin Zhang; Chengjie Li; Yi Song; Peter A. Reichart
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 172 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1865-1550
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