Anterior dental extractions among Dinka and Nuer refugees in the United States: A case series

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 193-198

  Willis, Mary S ^a   Schacht, Ryan N ^a   Toothaker, Randy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior dental extraction; Dinka; Incisors; Nuer; Refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344467021     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2005.tb01649.x     Document Type: Article

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