CLINICAL SCIENCE Caries in Portuguese children with Down syndrome
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چکیده
Cristina Maria Areias, Benedita Sampaio-Maia, Hercilia Guimaraes, Paulo Melo, David Andrade I Odontopediatrics, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade do Porto, Porto, PT. II Microbiology, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade do Porto, Porto, PT. III Pediatrics, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade do Porto, Porto, PT. IV Dentistry, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade do Porto, Porto, PT.
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Caries in Portuguese children with Down syndrome
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