Dental caries among Australian Aboriginal, non-aboriginal Australian- born, and overseas-born children

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-203

  Davies, M J ^a   Spencer, A J ^a   Westwater, A ^b   Simmons, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Territory Health Services   (Australia)

^c Territory Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030764216     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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