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A subgroup analysis revealed that the presence of root resorption did not affect the accuracy of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EAL<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      s (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.567).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Electronic apex locators offer an acceptable level of accuracy in the measurement of root canal length in primary teeth.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/iej.12315","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,5,23]],"date-time":"2014-05-23T14:36:12Z","timestamp":1400855772000},"page":"298-307","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Accuracy of electronic apex locators in primary teeth: a meta\u2010analysis"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"I. 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