Oral Oncology
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 824-828 , September 2004

The sensitivity and specificity of the OralCDx technique: evaluation of 103 cases

Received 6 January 2004 ,Accepted 16 February 2004.

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Oral Oncology
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