Prevention of early childhood caries: A public health perspective

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 62-66

  Weintraub, Jane A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental prevention; Early childhood caries; Health policy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ECONOMICS; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; REGISTRIES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031615508     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb02095.x     Document Type: Review

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