Socio-demographic factors and edentulism: The Nigerian experience

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Esan, Temitope Ayodeji ^a   Olusile, Adeyemi Oluniyi ^a   Akeredolu, Patricia Adetokunbo ^b   Esan, Ayodeji Omobolanle ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PROSTHESIS; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 12244275045     PISSN: 14726831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-4-3     Document Type: Article

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