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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 71, 2016 - Issue 3
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Case Report

To chew or not to chew: that's the question

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Pages 187-189 | Received 16 Aug 2015, Accepted 27 Aug 2015, Published online: 05 Feb 2016

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