Dental expression and role in palliative treatment

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-29

  Saini, Rajiv ^a   Marawar, P ^a   Shete, Sujata ^a   Saini, Santosh ^a   Mani, Ameet ^a  

^a Rural Dental College Loni   (India)

Author keywords

Dental expression; Hospice care; Oral lesions; Pain; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349130098     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.53508     Document Type: Review

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