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Review

. 2012 Jul-Aug;78(4):137.

doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942012000400028.

Mandibular asymmetry: literature review and case report

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos¹, Fabio Gonçalves, Aureo Andrade, Milagros Guillen, Fabricio Landim

Affiliations

PMID: 22936154
PMCID: PMC9446356
DOI: 10.1590/S1808-86942012000400028

Review

Mandibular asymmetry: literature review and case report

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Jul-Aug.

. 2012 Jul-Aug;78(4):137.

doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942012000400028.

Authors

Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos¹, Fabio Gonçalves, Aureo Andrade, Milagros Guillen, Fabricio Landim

Affiliation

¹ Universidade de Pernambuco. belmiro@pesquisador.cnpq.br

PMID: 22936154
PMCID: PMC9446356
DOI: 10.1590/S1808-86942012000400028

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