Addressing Alcohol-Related Harms Within Maxillofacial Trauma Practice
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0278-2391
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.09.026