A Clinicohistopathologic Study and Probable Mechanism of Pigmentation in Oral Lichen Planus
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Dentistry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0976-6006,0976-6014
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10015-1184