Mutans streptococci in preschool twins

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-351

  Corby, P M A ^a   Bretz, W A ^a   Hart, T C ^c   Melo Filho, M ^b   Oliveira, B ^b   Vanyukov, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mutans streptococci; Preschool children; Twins

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 14644414854     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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