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Dental fluorosis and dental caries in permanent teeth: rural schoolchildren in high-fluoride areas in the Shaanxi province, China

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Pages 258-265 | Received 25 Feb 2004, Accepted 20 Apr 2005, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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