British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 298-301 , June 2007

Oral cancer in Enugu, Nigeria, 1998–2003

,Accepted 14 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.09.001

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 298-301 , June 2007