Introducing the Significant Caries Index together with a proposal for a new global oral health goal for 12-year-olds

International Dental Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 378-384

  Bratthall, Douglas ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Odontology ^*

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caries; Global goals; Health for all; Indices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; GOALS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034572654     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2000.tb00572.x     Document Type: Article

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