Dental caries in twelve- and fifteen-year-olds: Results from the basic oral health survey in Haiti

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-214

  Psoter, Walter J ^a,b   Saint Jean, H Ludwig P ^a   Morse, Douglas E ^a   Prophte, Samuel Edgard ^c   Joseph, Jean Raymond Ernst ^c   Katz, Ralph V ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c Faculte d'Odontologie d'Haiti   (Haïti)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Children; Dental caries; Haiti; National survey; Oral health; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MALE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 30444432552     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2005.tb03020.x     Document Type: Article

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