Flossing behaviour in English adolescents

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 291-296

  Macgregor, I D M ^a,c   Balding, J W ^b   Regis, D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Framlington Place ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dental floss; Dental health surveys; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BATH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BATHS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032040484     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1998.tb02443.x     Document Type: Article

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