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. 2020 Jun;228(12):906.
doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1810-5.

Inappropriate referrals

H Bradley  1 , O Barratt  1 , M L Simms  1 , P A Atkin  1
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Inappropriate referrals

H Bradley et al. Br Dent J. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

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  • More defensive dentistry.
    Bate R. Bate R. Br Dent J. 2020 Nov;229(10):637. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-2416-7. Br Dent J. 2020. PMID: 33247235 No abstract available.

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