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The Relationship between Methamphetamine Use and Dental Caries and Missing Teeth

E. Marcia Boyer, Nancy Thompson, Tracy Hill and M. Bridget Zimmerman
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2015, 89 (2) 119-131;
E. Marcia Boyer
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Tracy Hill
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