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Dental Hygienists' Attitudes Toward the Obese Population

Gwen Essex, Keiko Miyahara and Dorothy J. Rowe
American Dental Hygienists' Association December 2016, 90 (6) 372-378;
Gwen Essex
RDH, MS, EdD
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Keiko Miyahara
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Dorothy J. Rowe
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