Knowledge of and attitude to oral health and oral diseases among young adolescents in Sweden

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 147-154

  Hedman, Eva ^a,c   Ringberg, Christina ^b   Gabre, Pia ^a  

^a Smittskyddsenheten   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Public Dental Health ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Oral health; Prevention; Primary prevention; Young adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 33846015889     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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