Self-reported dental pain and associated factors in Ugandan schoolchildren

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-182

  Kiwanuka, S N ^a,b   Astrom A N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Centre for International Health   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UGANDA;

EID: 32044443420     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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