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Ana C Panhan1, Mauro Gonçalves2, Giovana D Eltz2

  • 1Department of Morphology (Anatomy), Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine
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