The effect of tobacco smoking and of betel chewing with tobacco on the buccal mucosa: a cytomorphometric analysis
β Scribed by T. Ramaesh; B. R. R. N. Mendis; N. Ratnatunga; R. O. Thattil
- Book ID
- 111253812
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0904-2512
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