Perception of pain, social and functional discomfort during orthodontic treatment
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0370-8179,2406-0895
DOI: 10.2298/sarh151222013m