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Letter to Editor
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10.4103/2278-330X.119881
Fluoride carcinogenesis: The jury is still out!
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Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Cancer Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author: Dr. Jyoti Bajpai. dr_jyotibajpai@yahoo.co.in
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