Gains in oral health and improved quality of life of 12-13-year-old Nepali schoolchildren: Outcomes of an advocacy project to fluoridate toothpaste

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 196-202

  Yee, Robert ^a,b   McDonald, Neil ^a   Van Palenstein Helderman, Wim H ^a  

^a Oral Health Programme United Mission to Nepal ^*

^b United Mission to Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Dental caries; Fluoride toothpaste; Health promotion; Nepal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748373154     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00094.x     Document Type: Review

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