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Original Article

Children's oral health-related knowledge, attitudes and beliefs as predictors of success in caries control during a 3.4-year randomized clinical trial

Pauliina HietasaloDepartment of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland;Public Dental Service, Pori, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Satu LahtiDepartment of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland;Oral and Maxillo-facial Department, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland;Department of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Mimmi TolvanenDepartment of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland;Department of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Ahti NiinimaaDepartment of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Liisa SeppäDepartment of Pedodontics, Cariology and Endodontology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Hannu HausenDepartment of Community Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Pages 323-330 | Received 13 Apr 2011, Accepted 14 Sep 2011, Published online: 09 Feb 2012

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