The potential for photodynamic therapy in the treatment of localized infections
✍ Scribed by Katie O’Riordan; Oleg E. Akilov; Tayyaba Hasan
- Book ID
- 119625078
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1572-1000
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