Assessment of orthodontic treatment need in 5,112 Malaysian children using the IOTN and DAI indices

Community Dental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 242-248

  Abdullah, M S B ^a   Rock, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Orthodontic indices; Treatment need

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALOCCLUSION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALOCCLUSION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035754858     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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