Knowledge and Perception of Oral Health Promotion in Schools among Dental Nurses in Sarawak, Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-16

  Chen, Catherine Jean Ai ^a,b   Jallaludin, Raja Latifah Raja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Klinik Pergigian Kerajaan   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dental nurses; Oral health promotion; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ASSISTANT; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; ROLE PLAYING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; ROLE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0034566494     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950001200103     Document Type: Article

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