Dental caries experience in preschool children in Veneto region (Italy)

Community Dental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-94

  Ferro, Roberto ^a   Besostri, A ^b   Meneghetti, B ^b  

^a Cittadella General Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental epidemiology; Italy; Preschool children; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE;

EID: 33745660581     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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