British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 361-363 , July 2007

Follow-up after treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: Current maxillofacial practice in the United Kingdom

,Accepted 21 September 2006.

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PII: S0266-4356(06)00235-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.09.018

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 361-363 , July 2007

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