Oral health promotion for schoolchildren - Evaluation of a pragmatic approach with emphasis on improving brushing skills

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Livny, Alon ^a   Vered, Yuval ^a   Slouk, Liat ^a   Sgan Cohen, Harold D ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 39749106058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-8-4     Document Type: Article

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