Insufficient evidence to support or refute the need for 6-monthly dental check-ups: What is the optimal recall frequency between dental checks?

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 62-63

  Mettes, Dirk ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 76749165161     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400341     Document Type: Article

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