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Therapeutic Effectiveness of a Dietary Supplement for Management of Halitosis in Dogs
Published on: July 6, 2015
Effect of tongue scraper and rinses on bad breath, a double-blind, randomized, parallel group clinical trial
M Robert Wirthlin1, Terry Im, Ryan R Ellis
1Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0762, USA.
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