Halitosis: An overview of epidemiology, etiology and clinical management

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 466-471

  Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker ^a   Loesche, Walter ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Halitosis; Microbiology; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355139314     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242011000500015     Document Type: Review

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