Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 291-295 , April 2002

The influence of clinical factors on human stimulated parotid flow rate in cancer and other patients

Received 27 April 2001 ,Accepted 16 May 2001.

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Oral Oncology
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