Public health issues in early childhood caries

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 84-90

  Weinstein, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Behavioral science; Caries; Children; Early childhood caries; Epidemiology; Nutrition; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; MICRONESIA; MINORITY GROUPS; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY;

EID: 0031610903     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb02098.x     Document Type: Article

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