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Detection of Early-Stage Oral Cancer Lesions: A Survey of California Dental Hygienists

Dayna M. Hashimoto Barao, Gwen Essex, Ann A. Lazar and Dorothy J. Rowe
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2016, 90 (6) 346-353;
Dayna M. Hashimoto Barao
RDH, BS, MS
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Gwen Essex
RDH, MS, EdD
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Ann A. Lazar
PhD
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Dorothy J. Rowe
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