Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 239-246 , December 2009

Oral health knowledge and behavior among adults with diabetes

  • Hon K. Yuen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health Professions, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Bethany J. Wolf

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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  • Dipankar Bandyopadhyay

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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  • Kathryn M. Magruder

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
    • Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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  • Carlos F. Salinas

      Affiliations

    • Division of Craniofacial Genetics, College of Dental Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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  • Steven D. London

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, 150 Rockland Hall, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8700, United States

Received 12 February 2009 ,Revised 8 September 2009 ,Accepted 10 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.09.010

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 86, Issue 3 , Pages 239-246 , December 2009

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