Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , January 2010

Oral cancer and polymorphism of ethanol metabolising genes

Received 5 August 2009 ,Revised 21 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.09.005

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , January 2010