Miswak/Derum Manipulation, a Common Habit in Baluchestan, Iran

authors:

avatar Masoomeh Shirzaiy 1 , * , avatar Zahra Sarani 2 , avatar Sudabeh Bagheri 3

Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Dental School, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Medical Research Center , Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran

how to cite: Shirzaiy M, Sarani Z, Bagheri S. Miswak/Derum Manipulation, a Common Habit in Baluchestan, Iran. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2016;5(2):e25948. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.25948.

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