Xylitol gummy bear snacks: A school-based randomized clinical trial

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Ly, Kiet A ^a   Riedy, Christine A ^a   Milgrom, Peter ^a   Rothen, Marilynn ^a   Roberts, Marilyn C ^a   Zhou, Lingmei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 50849083511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-8-20     Document Type: Article

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