Prevention of radiation induced xerostomia by surgical transfer of submandibular salivary gland into the submental space
β Scribed by Naresh Jha; Hadi Seikaly; Jeff Harris; David Williams; Richard Liu; Timothy McGaw; Henry Hofmann; Don Robinson; John Hanson; Pam Barnaby
- Book ID
- 119513822
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8140
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