Attitudes of carers and the elderly occupants of residential homes to antimicrobial chewing gum as an aid to oral health

British Dental Journal

Volumn 187, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 612-615

  Simons, D ^a   Baker, P ^a   Knott, D ^a   Rush, S ^a   Briggs, T ^a   Kidd, E A M ^b   Beighton, D ^b  

^a Principal Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22844456621     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800346a     Document Type: Article

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