Addressing oral health disparities in diverse populations

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1210-1212

  Garcia, Raul I ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Santa Fe Group   (Argentina)

^c Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities   (United States)

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EID: 25444510357     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0328     Document Type: Editorial

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