Oral hygiene and lifestyle correlates among new undergraduate university students in lebanon

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-20

  Kassak, Kassem M ^a   Dagher, Rada ^a   Doughan, Bassel ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Brushing teeth; Health; Oral health; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEBANON; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEBANON; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL HYGIENE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035406329     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480109595706     Document Type: Article

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