Oral health attitudes, knowledge, and behavior among school children in North Jordan

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-187

  Al Omiri, Mahmoud K ^a   Al Wahadni, Ahed M ^a   Saeed, Khaled N ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Jordan; Knowledge; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645456269     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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