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An Association between Dental Caries and Certain Soil Conditions in New Zealand

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  1. Medical Research Council, New Zealand

    T. G. LUDWIG

  2. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Soil Bureau, New Zealand

    W. B. HEALY

  3. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

    F. L. LOSEE

  4. Medical Research Council, New Zealand

    F. L. LOSEE

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LUDWIG, T., HEALY, W. & LOSEE, F. An Association between Dental Caries and Certain Soil Conditions in New Zealand. Nature 186, 695–696 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186695a0

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