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Quality of life among Oral Potentially Malignant Disorder (OPMD) patients: A prospective study

Kapila Kumar1, Mani Khandpur1, Sukhanshi Khandpur2

  • 1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India.

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
|January 1, 2021
PubMed
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Keywords:
OPMDOral potentially malignant disorderQOLQuality of lifeUWQOLWHO-BREF

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