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Comment
. 2017 Dec;45(6):503-505.
doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12346. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Fluoridation cessation: More science from Alberta

Lindsay McLaren  1 , Steve Patterson  2 , Salima Thawer  1   2 , Peter Faris  1   3 , Deborah McNeil  1   3 , Melissa Potestio  1   3
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Fluoridation cessation: More science from Alberta

Lindsay McLaren et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2017 Dec.
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Keywords: community water fluoridation; public health; research.

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