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Self-rated health and oral health in type 2 diabetic patients – a case-control study

José Frias-Bulhosa, M. Manso, C. Mota, Paulo Melo

Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial, 2018

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Abstract

* Corresponding author. Correio eletrónico: [email protected] (M. Conceição Manso). http://doi.org/10.24873/j.rpemd.2018.11.423 1646-2890/© 2017 Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária. Published by SPEMD. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). rev port estomatol med dent cir maxilofac. 2018;59(4) :181-190

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