Knowledge and reported behaviour concerning the prevention of caries in children: A questionnaire survey of Japanese parents resident in London, UK

International Dental Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-121

  Mikami, Y ^a,b   Croucher, R ^a   Hector, M ^a  

^a Tokyo Medical and Dental University ^*

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONDON; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0033107772     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.1999.tb00518.x     Document Type: Article

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