Controversial issues in treating the dental patient with autism

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 947-953

  Rada, Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Dental care for people with disabilities; Special care dentistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956037093     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0308     Document Type: Article

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