Dental caries prevalence of twelve year olds in Puerto Rico

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Elías Boneta, Augusto R ^a   Kebler, Kathleen Crespo ^a   Gierbolini, Carmen C ^a   Toro Vizcarrondo, Carlos E ^a   Psoter, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Children; Cross sectional study; DMFS; DMFT; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TOOTH DISEASE;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 18144435235     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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