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. 2020 Aug;229(3):149.
doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-2008-6.

Open-book examinations

M Dave  1 , S Ariyaratnam  1 , C Dixon  1 , N Patel  1
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Open-book examinations

M Dave et al. Br Dent J. 2020 Aug.
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