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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2012; 1(03): 215
DOI: 10.4103/2278-9626.105394
Letter to Editor

Tobacco usage in Indian territory: An epigrammatic sketch on current scenario

Asha Raj
Department of Biochemistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, India
,
Roshni Goel
1   Department of Conservative Dentistry, IDST Dental College, Ghaziabad, India
,
Prince Kumar
2   Department of Prosthodontics, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, India
,
Ashish Kumar
3   Department of Prosthodontics, ITS Dental College, Ghaziabad, India
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