Moderate evidence support a relationship between sugar intake and dental caries

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 98-99

  Freeman, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84927163551     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401055     Document Type: Note

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