Impact of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) on the treatment profile in pilot government dental clinics in tanzania

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Kikwilu, Emil Namakuka ^a   Frencken, Jo ^b   Mulder, Jan ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 67651095993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-9-14     Document Type: Article

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