Prevalence and correlates of self-reported state of teeth among schoolchildren in Kerala, India

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  David, Jamil ^a,b   Åstrøm, Anne N ^b   Wang, Nina J ^c  

^a Department of Oral Sciences Pedodontics ^*  (Norway)

^b Centre for International Health   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HALITOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FILLING;

EID: 33748477047     PISSN: 14726831     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-6-10     Document Type: Article

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