Biomedical dental waste management and awareness of waste management policy among private dental practitioners in Mangalore city, India
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عنوان ژورنال: Tanzania Dental Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0856-0625
DOI: 10.4314/tdj.v16i2.69867