Oral health in Kuwait

International Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 401-408

  Behbehani, Jawad M ^a,b   Scheutz, Flemming ^a  

^a Kuwait University ^*

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Kuwait; Oral health; Oral health promotion

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MOUTH CANCER; PERIODONTAL DISEASE;

EID: 10644249827     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2004.tb00018.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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