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Nurse Practitioner’s and Certified Nurse Midwives’ Knowledge, Opinions and Practice Behaviors regarding Periodontal Disease and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Katherine T. Wooten, Jessica Lee, Heather Jared, Kim Boggess and Rebecca S. Wilder
American Dental Hygienists' Association March 2011, 85 (2) 122-131;
Katherine T. Wooten
RDH, MS
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Jessica Lee
DDS, MPH, PhD
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Heather Jared
RDH, MS
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Kim Boggess
MD
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Rebecca S. Wilder
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