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spellingShingle Haug, S. R., Linde, B. R., Christensen, H. Q., Vilhjalmsson, V. H., Bårdsen, A., International Endodontic Journal, An investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in Endodontics, General Dentistry
title An investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in Endodontics
title_full An investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in Endodontics
title_fullStr An investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in Endodontics
title_full_unstemmed An investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in Endodontics
title_short An investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in Endodontics
title_sort an investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in endodontics
title_unstemmed An investigation into security, self‐confidence and gender differences related to undergraduate education in Endodontics
topic General Dentistry
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iej.13455