Prevalence of early childhood caries at Harris County clinics

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Quartey, James B ^a   Williamson, Dan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Harris County Department of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries distribution; Children; Early childhood caries; Nursing caries; Texas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTITION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ONSET AGE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE OF ONSET; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTITION, PRIMARY; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 0033087163     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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