Dentist versus doctor [7]

British Dental Journal

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 355-

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTIST; HUMAN; LETTER; MOUTH TUMOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENTISTS; HUMANS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 25444505664     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812753     Document Type: Letter

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