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Important impact of gingival and periodontal conditions on outcomes in SCT recipients

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Allareddy, V., Venugopalan, S., Eswaran, S. et al. Important impact of gingival and periodontal conditions on outcomes in SCT recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant 50, 604–606 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2014.311

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