Knowledge, attitude and practices of pediatricians regarding the prevention of oral diseases in Italy

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Di Giuseppe, Gabriella ^b   Nobile, Carmelo G A ^b   Marinelli, Alessandra ^a   Angelillo, Italo F ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFANT; ITALY; MOUTH DISEASE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747355696     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-176     Document Type: Article

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