Evaluating amalgam separators using an international standard

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 999-1005

  Batchu, Hanu ^a   Rakowski, Duane ^a   Fan, P L ^a   Meyer, Daniel M ^a  

^a AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam separator; Mercury; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746634391     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0322     Document Type: Article

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