Critical evaluation of diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer q

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  • Mark W. Lingen
  • John R. Kalmar
  • Theodore Karrison
  • Paul M. Speight
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a Departments of Pathology, Medicine, and Radiation & Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA b Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pathology and Dental Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH 43218, USA c Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA d Department of Oral Pathology, The University of Sheffield, Claremont Cres. Sheffield S10 2TA, Sheffield, UK

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تاریخ انتشار 2007