[Temporomandibular disorders: Evaluation of the usefulness of a self-test questionnaire]

Jens C Türp1, Hans Jürgen Schindler, Gerd Antes

  • 1Klinik für Rekonstruktive Zahnmedizin und Myoarthropathien, Universitätskliniken für Zahnmedizin, Basel, Schweiz. jens.tuerp@unibas.ch

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