Early childhood caries in Kuwait: Review and policy recommendations

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1014-1022

  Morris, R E ^a   Gillespie, G ^b   Dashti, A ^a   Gopalakrishnan, N S ^c   Al Za'abi, F ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b Hawalli School Health Programme   (Kuwait)

^c Jahra School Health Programme   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; KUWAIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; KUWAIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033186126     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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