A randomised control trial of the effectiveness of personalised letters sent subsequent to school dental inspections in increasing registration in unregistered children

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Cunningham, Chris J ^a   Elton, Rob ^b   Topping, Gail VA ^c  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 63849192575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-9-8     Document Type: Article

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