Each portion of fruit or vegetable consumed halves the risk of oral cancer

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-20

  Conway, David I ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34447288960     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400471     Document Type: Short Survey

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