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REDUCTION WITH VITAMIN A AND BETA-CAROTENE ADMINISTRATION OF PROPORTION OF MICRONUCLEATED BUCCAL MUCOSAL CELLS IN ASIAN BETEL NUT AND TOBACCO CHEWERS

✍ Scribed by Stich, HansF; Rosin, MiriamP; Vallejera, MythylO

Book ID: 123496795
Publisher: The Lancet
Year: 1984
Tongue: English
Weight: 491 KB
Volume: 323
Category: Article
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(84)91692-1

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