Assessment of Dental Noise Environment of a Pediatric Dentist
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Cho, Hyeonmin
(Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Kim, Ik-Hwan (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) Cho, Seunghyun (School of Dentistry, Pusan National University) Song, Je Seon (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) Lee, Jaeho (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) |
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