A survey of adoption of endodontic nickel-titanium rotary instrumentation part 2: Community and hospital dental practitioners in Wales

British Dental Journal

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Thomas, M B ^a   Locke, Matthew ^a   Dummer, P M H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873607651     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.109     Document Type: Review

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