Status of oral health awareness in Indian children as compared to Western children: A thought provoking situation (a pilot study)

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-19

  Grewal, Navneet ^a   Kaur, Manpreet ^a  

^a Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Dental health awareness; Dietary habits oral hygiene practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247587720     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 09704388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.31983     Document Type: Article

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