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Editorial
. 2014 Jun;107(6):218.
doi: 10.1177/0141076814537434. Epub 2014 Jun 9.

Dental infections may have detrimental consequences

Munjed Farid Al Qutob  1 , Jukka H Meurman  2
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Editorial

Dental infections may have detrimental consequences

Munjed Farid Al Qutob et al. J R Soc Med. 2014 Jun.
No abstract available

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