Prevention versus cure: measuring parental preferences for sealants and fillings as treatments for childhood caries in Southern Thailand.

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Published in Health Policy on November 05, 2007

Authors

Sukanya Tianviwat1, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Stephen Birch

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand. sukanya@psu.ac.th

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