Dental health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among students at the Kuwait University Health Sciences Centre

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 260-265

  Al Hussaini, R ^a   Al Kandari, M ^a   Hamadi, T ^a   Al Mutawa, A ^a   Honkala, S ^a   Memon, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Kuwait; Medicine; Pharmacy; Subjective dental health; Sugar; Toothbrushing; University students

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COFFEE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HABIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 0344305735     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072295     Document Type: Article

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