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Editorial
. 2017 May;107(S1):S41-S43.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303864.

Dental Homes for Older Americans: The Santa Fe Group Call for Removal of the Dental Exclusion in Medicare

Elisa M Chávez  1 , Jean Marie Calvo  1 , Judith A Jones  1
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Editorial

Dental Homes for Older Americans: The Santa Fe Group Call for Removal of the Dental Exclusion in Medicare

Elisa M Chávez et al. Am J Public Health. 2017 May.
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