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Unmet Dental Needs in Rural Primary Care: A Clinic-, Community-, and Practice-based Research Network Collaborative
Melinda M. Davis, Thomas J. Hilton, Sean Benson, Jon Schott, Alan Howard, Paul McGinnis and Lyle Fagnan
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine July 2010, 23 (4) 514-522; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090080
Melinda M. Davis
PhD, MA
Thomas J. Hilton
MS, DMD
Sean Benson
DDS
Jon Schott
MD
Alan Howard
MS
Paul McGinnis
MPA

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Unmet Dental Needs in Rural Primary Care: A Clinic-, Community-, and Practice-based Research Network Collaborative
Melinda M. Davis, Thomas J. Hilton, Sean Benson, Jon Schott, Alan Howard, Paul McGinnis, Lyle Fagnan
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2010, 23 (4) 514-522; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090080
Unmet Dental Needs in Rural Primary Care: A Clinic-, Community-, and Practice-based Research Network Collaborative
Melinda M. Davis, Thomas J. Hilton, Sean Benson, Jon Schott, Alan Howard, Paul McGinnis, Lyle Fagnan
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2010, 23 (4) 514-522; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090080
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