Texas public school nurses' assessment of children's oral health status

Journal of School Health

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-72

  Peterson, Jill ^a   Niessen, Linda ^b   Lopez, G M Nana ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; TEXAS; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 0033070023     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1999.tb06371.x     Document Type: Article

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