ENSURING QUALITY OF LIFE OF CANCER PATIENTS THROUGH OPTIMAL ORAL HEALTH

  • Saima Chaudhry BDS; PhD; MME Assistant Professor (Oral Pathology) University of Health Sciences Lahore Pakistan
  • Ayyaz Ali Khan BDS; MSc; PhD; MFGDP(RCS) Professor of Dentistry Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore Pakistan ayyazalikhan@iadsr.edu.pk

Abstract

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Published
2018-01-01
How to Cite
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Chaudhry S, Khan AA. ENSURING QUALITY OF LIFE OF CANCER PATIENTS THROUGH OPTIMAL ORAL HEALTH. J Cancer Allied Spec [Internet]. 2018Jan.1 [cited 2025Feb.21];3(4). Available from: https://jcas.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/jcas/article/view/153