Oral hygiene habits among Brazilian adults in an urban area of Southern Brazil;Hábitos de higiene bucal de adultos porto-alegrenses

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 586-593

  Abegg, Claídes ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Oral hygiene; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BRAZIL; DENTAL DEVICE; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACTERIA; BRAZIL; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031300288     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101997000700007     Document Type: Article

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