Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical features among patients attending a private paediatric dental clinic in Nairobi, Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 577-582

  Masiga, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 19844364769     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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