Application of Bethesda terminology to categorize buccal epithelial smears among petroleum station workers in Taif city, KSA
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2227-5053
DOI: 10.14419/ijbas.v5i3.6379