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Variation in caries experience and sugar intake among secondary school students in urban and rural Uganda

Isaac Okullo Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Odontology-Community Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Dentistry, Makerere University, Uganda
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Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Odontology-Community Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Dentistry, Makerere University, Uganda
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Ola Haugejorden Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Odontology-Community Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Dentistry, Makerere University, Uganda
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Charles Mugisha Rwenyonyi Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Odontology-Community Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Dentistry, Makerere University, Uganda
Pages 197-202 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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