Dental caries among schoolchildren: Report of a health education campaign in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 396-401

  Gandeh, M B S ^a   Milaat, W A ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0034158236     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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