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Issues in the Widespread Adoption of Pit-and-Fissure Sealants
Alice M. Horowitz RDM,
P. Jean Frazier MPH,
Alice M. Horowitz RDM
Health Education and Promotion Activities, National Caries Program, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20205.
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Department of Health Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455
Search for more papers by this authorAlice M. Horowitz RDM,
P. Jean Frazier MPH,
Alice M. Horowitz RDM
Health Education and Promotion Activities, National Caries Program, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20205.
Search for more papers by this authorP. Jean Frazier MPH
Department of Health Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455
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