Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Austin, Rupert ^a   Jones, Kate ^a,b   Wright, Desmond ^a,c   Donaldson, Nora ^d   Gallagher, Jennifer E ^a,e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Southwark Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Lewisham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Lambeth Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69149098099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-9-19     Document Type: Article

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