Dental caries experience of Kuwaiti schoolchildren

Community Dental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-36

  Al Mutawa, Sabiha A ^a   Shyama, Maddi ^a,c   Al Duwairi, Yousef ^a   Soparkar, Pramod ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Kuwait; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PERMANENT; DENTITION, PRIMARY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33646195071     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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