Edentulism as part of the general health problems of elderly adults
✍ Scribed by Ines Polzer; Martin Schimmel; Frauke Müller; Reiner Biffar
- Book ID
- 111849472
- Publisher
- FDI World Dental Federation
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 405 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-6539
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