Dental caries experience and use of dental services among preschool children in Ajman, UAE

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 257-262

  Hashim, R ^a   Thomson, W M ^b   Ayers, K M S ^b   Lewsey, J D ^c   Awad, M ^d  

^a AJMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOTHER; PATHOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MOTHERS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33744748536     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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