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Original research article

The impact of a national caries strategy in Greenland 10 years after implementation. A failure or a success?

Kim R. Ekstranda Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Section of Cariology and Endodontics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ninoska Abreu-Placeresa Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Section of Cariology and Endodontics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;b Biomaterials and Dentistry Research Center (CIBO-UNIBE), Academic Research Department, Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1742-8102
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Article: 1804260 | Received 23 Feb 2020, Accepted 28 Jul 2020, Published online: 17 Aug 2020

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