Changing caries prevalence in primary and permanent teeth of children in a Jerusalem neighbourhood

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-170

  Sgan Cohen, H D ^a   Rafalovitz, G ^a   Ron, H ^a   Mann, J ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PERMANENT; DENTITION, PRIMARY; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031217071     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263x.1997.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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