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Fluoridation: A Review of Social Research

1980; Wiley; Volume: 40; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1752-7325.1980.tb01872.x

1752-7325

P. Jean Frazier,

Environmental Justice and Health Disparities

Journal of Public Health DentistryVolume 40, Issue 3 p. 214-233 Fluoridation: A Review of Social Research P. Jean Frazier MPH, P. Jean Frazier MPH Associate Professor Department of Health Ecology. University of Minnesota Schools of Dentistry and Public Health. 15-131 Health Sciences Unit A, Minneapolis. Minnesota 55455.Search for more papers by this author P. Jean Frazier MPH, P. Jean Frazier MPH Associate Professor Department of Health Ecology. University of Minnesota Schools of Dentistry and Public Health. 15-131 Health Sciences Unit A, Minneapolis. 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