A review of the oral health status in Syria

International Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-10

  Beiruti, N ^a   Taifour, D ^a   van Palenstein Helderman, W H ^a   Frencken, J E ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caries; Epidemiology; Oral health status; Periodontal diseases; Syria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TOOTH CALCULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PREVALENCE; SYRIA;

EID: 0035259066     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2001.tb00810.x     Document Type: Article

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