Drug users: Oral health-related attitudes and behaviours

British Dental Journal

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-224

  Robinson, P G ^a,b   Acquah, S ^a   Gibson, B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; DIET; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; SOCIAL STATUS; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 14844367024     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812090     Document Type: Article

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