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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Work–Related Pain Correlates With Career Satisfaction Among Dental Hygienists

Aubreé Chismark, Gary Asher, Margot Stein, Tabitha Tavoc and Alice Curran
American Dental Hygienists' Association September 2011, 85 (4) 273-284;
Aubreé Chismark
RDH, MS
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Gary Asher
MD, MPH
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Margot Stein
PhD
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Tabitha Tavoc
RDH, PhD
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