Supravital Staining Test with Toluidine Blue for Cancer Diagnosis: Application in Otolaryngology
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Toluidine Blue 0.05% Vital Staining for the Diagnosis of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Kenya.
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عنوان ژورنال: Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
سال: 1972
ISSN: 1884-4545,0032-6313
DOI: 10.5631/jibirin.65.1083