Interpreting a decrease in DMF score in dental students in Belgium (1989 to 1994)

Louvain Medical

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 242-249

  Van Nieuwenhuysen, J P ^a   Carvalho, J C ^a   D'Hoore, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Epidemiology; Students; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005674151     PISSN: 00246956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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