Mutans Streptococci: Acquisition and transmission

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-109

  Berkowitz, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Mutans streptococci; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTHER; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; MOUTH; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 33745019933     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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