Dental beliefs, knowledge and behaviour of Chinese people in the United Kingdom

Community Dental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Kwan, Stella Y L ^a   Williams, Sonia A ^b  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behaviour; Chinese; Knowledge; Oral health beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033084511     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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