The prevalence of malocclusion in 13- to 15-year-old children in Nairobi, Kenya

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-130

  Ng'ang'a, Peter M ^b   Ohito, Florence ^b   Øgaard, Bjørn ^a   Valderhaug, Jakob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dental occlusion; Epidemiology; Orthodontics; Tooth crowding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030124154     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016359609006018     Document Type: Article

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