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Hygiene Self–Care of Older Adults in West Virginia: Effects of Gender

R. Constance Wiener, Bei Wu, Richard J. Crout, Brenda L. Plassman, Daniel W. McNeil, Michael A. Wiener, Elizabeth Kao and Daniel J. Caplan
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2012, 86 (3) 231-238;
R. Constance Wiener
DMD
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Bei Wu
PhD
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Richard J. Crout
DMD, PhD
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Brenda L. Plassman
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Daniel W. McNeil
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Michael A. Wiener
DMD
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American Dental Hygienists' Association Jun 2012, 86 (3) 231-238;
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