Dietary factors and dental caries: Can dietary measures assist in the prevention of dental caries?

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-8

  Stillman Lowe, Catherine ^a   Lingstrom, P ^b   Holm, A K ^b   Mejare, I ^b  

^a Independent oral health promotion adviser   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 84984780452     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400316     Document Type: Article

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