Evaluation of Cachexia in Oral Submucous Fibrosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0975-1572
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1277