Prevalence of malocclusion in a sample of Lebanese schoolchildren: An epidemiological study

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-343

  Saleh, F K ^a  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHODONTICS; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHODONTICS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0033086060     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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