Patterns and factors affecting dental utilisation among adolescents in Sri Lanka

International Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 353-358

  Ekanayake, L ^a   Ando, Y ^b   Miyazaki, H ^b  

^a South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration   (Sri Lanka)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dental services; Sri lanka; Ultilisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SRI LANKA; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SRI LANKA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035491144     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2001.tb00849.x     Document Type: Article

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