Oral health behaviour of 12-year-old children in Kuwait

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-29

  Vigild, M ^a   Petersen, P E ^a   Hadi, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARIOGENIC DIET; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KUWAIT; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DIET, CARIOGENIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; KUWAIT; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

EID: 0033089354     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263x.1999.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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