The prevalence and impact of dental pain in 8-year-old school children in Harrow, England

British Dental Journal

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-41

  Shepherd, M A ^a   Nadanovsky, P ^b   Sheiham, A ^c  

^a GDP   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 0033542582     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800197a     Document Type: Article

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