Epidemiological and biochemical studies of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and noma (cancrum oris) in Nigerian children.

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• Publication year

  1972

• Venue

  Archives of Oral Biology

• Publication date

  1972-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/0003-9969(72)90169-0PMID 4627235
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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