Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 646-649 , October 2002

Maté: a risk factor for oral and oropharyngeal cancer

Received 10 October 2001 ,Revised 22 October 2001 ,Accepted 22 October 2001.

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Oral Oncology
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 646-649 , October 2002

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