Prevalence of oral diseases/conditions in Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-233

  Muwazi, Louis M ^a   Rwenyonyi, Charles M ^a   Tirwomwe, Francis J ^a,b   Ssali, Charles ^b   Kasangaki, Arabat ^a   Nkamba, Moses E ^a   Ekwaru, Paul ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Calculus; Caries; Enamel opacities; Gum bleeding; Malocclusion; Periodontal disease; Prevalence; Uganda

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MOUTH DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH DISEASE; UGANDA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; TOOTH DISEASES; UGANDA;

EID: 33747291334     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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