Amalgam waste management

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 147-153

  Jokstad, Asbjørn ^a,b   Fan, P L ^a,c  

^a Faculty of Dentistry ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam waste; Dentistry; Mercury

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745514621     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00087.x     Document Type: Review

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