Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 332-336 , November 2009

Primary malignant tumors of orofacial region at Benghazi, Libya: A 17 years review

  • Krishnaraj Subhashraj

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Arab Medical Science University, Benghazi, Libya
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +218 913681026.
    • ,
  • Maraai Orafi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Arab Medical Science University, Benghazi, Libya
    • ,
  • K.V. Nair

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Arab Medical Science University, Benghazi, Libya
    • ,
  • Rafa El-Gehani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Arab Medical Science University, Benghazi, Libya
    • ,
  • Mohammed Elarbi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Al-Fatah University, Tripoli, Libya

,Accepted 19 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.10.009

Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 332-336 , November 2009

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