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A Qualitative Case Study of the Legislative Process of the Hygienist-Therapist Bill in a Large Midwestern State

Haley E. Dollins, Kimberly Krust Bray and Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot
American Dental Hygienists' Association October 2013, 87 (5) 275-288;
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