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Oral Submucous Fibrosis Aetiology, Pathogenesis and Management
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0973-1482
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.98970