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Salivary parameters among Arabian snuff (Shammah) users

Mohammed S. Al-Ak’hali, Esam S. Halboub, Osama H. Mujam, Noor M. Alahmar, Salehah A. Jerah and Fahad A. Mutawwam
Saudi Medical Journal December 2017, 38 (12) 1201-1206; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.12.20973

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