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Comment
. 2011 Aug;61(4):238-9; author reply 239-40.
doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00061_1.x.

Dental indices must not be CAST in stone

Habib Benzian, Bella Monse, Roswitha Heinrich-Weltziehn, Christopher Holmgren, Wim van Palenstein Helderman
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Dental indices must not be CAST in stone

Habib Benzian et al. Int Dent J. 2011 Aug.
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