Attitude, knowledge and habits of high school pupils in Israel regarding oral health

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-175

  Brook, U ^a   Heim, M ^b   Alkalai, Y ^c  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

High school pupils; Oral health education; Oral health knowledge and attitude

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISRAEL; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030004543     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0738-3991(95)00821-7     Document Type: Article

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