Caries reductions between 1995, 1997 and 1999 in preschool children in Diadema, Brazil

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-188

  Bonecker M ^a,b   Marcenes, W ^b,c,d,e   Sheiham, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036561684     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263X.2002.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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