Early childhood caries lesions in preschool children in Kerala, India

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 594-600

  Jose, Babu ^a   King, Nigel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries; India; Kerala

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CARIOGENIC DIET; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SUGAR INTAKE;

CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 1342306384     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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