Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 12 , Pages 891-892 , December 2010

Comments on “Transcriptional profiling of oral squamous cell carcinoma using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples” by Saleh et al., Oral Oncol 46 (2010) 379–386

Received 26 May 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.05.007

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 12 , Pages 891-892 , December 2010

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