Social disparities in oral health and health care for older adults

Improving Oral Health for the Elderly: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 41-53

  Borrell, Luisa N ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 84861587382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74337-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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