Evidence for reversal of the caries decline among Norwegian children

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 306-315

  Haugejorden, O ^a,b   Birkeland, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TABLET;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TABLETS; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0036719593     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263X.2002.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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