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  1. Department of Nutritional Sciences—School of Health Related Professions; Institute for Nutrition Interventions, Department of Diagnostic Sciences—Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Rutgers University Biomedical and Health Sciences (formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey), 65 Bergen St Rm 157, Newark, NJ, 07107-3001, USA

    Diane Rigassio Radler

  2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas, M/S 7425 1001 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV, 89106-2643, USA

    Connie Mobley

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    Riva Touger-Decker

  2. University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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  3. City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA

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Rigassio Radler, D., Mobley, C. (2014). Obesity and Oral Health Across the Lifespan. In: Touger-Decker, R., Mobley, C., Epstein, J. (eds) Nutrition and Oral Medicine. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-490-6_4

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