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Predicting Undergraduates' Intentions to Improve Oral Health Behaviors: The Importance of Self–Identity – A Pilot Study

Alexandrina L. Dumitrescu, Carmen Duţă, Carmen Beatrice Dogaru and Bogdan Manolescu
American Dental Hygienists' Association August 2013, 87 (4) 224-234;
Alexandrina L. Dumitrescu
DDS, BSc, MSc, PhD
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Carmen Duţă
BSc, PhD
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Carmen Beatrice Dogaru
MD, PhD
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Bogdan Manolescu
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