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Original Research

Prevalence of Milk Teeth Extraction and Enabling Community Factors Among Under Five-Year-Old Children in Alle Special Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2022: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study; Based on Theory of Planned Behavior Model

Kusse OtaytoSchool of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Wanzahun GodanaSchool of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tesfaye FelekeSchool of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaView further author information
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Sultan HussenSchool of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-1476View further author information
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Mathewos AlemuSchool of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3652-9013View further author information
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Pages 257-269 | Published online: 01 Jul 2022

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