Dental Health as a Neglected Issue in Medical History: The School Dental Service in England and Wales, 1900-40

Medical History

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 306-327

  Welshman, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; WALES;

EID: 0032111656     PISSN: 00257273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025727300064000     Document Type: Article

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