Priorities in oral health care in non-EME countries

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-34

  Van Palenstein Helderman, Wim ^a,b   Mikx, Frans ^a  

^a Dentistry 117 ^*

^b WHO Collaborating Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atraumatic restorative treatment; Emergency care; Fluoride; Oral health education; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS;

EID: 0141689586     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2002.tb00594.x     Document Type: Article

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