A cost-benefit analysis of an advocacy project to fluoridate toothpastes in Nepal

Community Dental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-270

  Yee, Robert ^a   McDonald, Neil ^b   Walker, David ^a  

^a United Mission to Nepal   (Nepal)

^b Griffith University ^*

Author keywords

Advocacy; Cost benefit; Fluoride; Health promotion; Nepal

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEPAL; POPULATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEPAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 10044264489     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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