Caries experience of 5-6-year-old and 12-13-year-old schoolchildren in central and western Nepal

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 453-460

  Yee, R ^a   McDonald, N ^b  

^a NONE   (Nepal)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Dmft; DMFT; Fluoride toothpaste; Nepal; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEPAL; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0037844960     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00642.x     Document Type: Article

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