Perception of oral health among adults in karachi

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-89

  Tanwir, Farzeen ^a   Altamash, Mohammad ^b   Gustafsson, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ALTAMASH INSTITUTE OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Oral health; Pakistan; Treatment needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PERIODONTITIS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; PAKISTAN; PERIODONTITIS; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33747155908     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a11193     Document Type: Article

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