Linear enamel hypoplasia and historical change in a central Australian community

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-107

  Littleton, J ^a   Townsend, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Aboriginal health; Developmental defects of enamel; Yuendumu

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTITION; DENTURE; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RECORDING; STANDARD; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 21644457447     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2005.tb00348.x     Document Type: Article

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