Knowledge and behaviour related to oral health among secondary school students in Khartoum Province, Sudan

International Dental Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 224-230

  Darout, Ismail A ^a,b   Åstrøm, Anne N ^a   Skaug, Nils ^a  

^a Armauer Hansens Hus ^*

^b Laboratory of Oral Microbiology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Oral hygiene practice; Secondary school students; Sudan

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644468195     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2005.tb00320.x     Document Type: Article

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