A review of a community program aimed at preventing early childhood caries among jerusalem infants - A brief communication

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-82

  Livny, Alon ^a,b   Sgan Cohen, Harold D ^b  

^a Hadassah School of Dental Medicine ^*  (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Caries; Community program; ECC; Infants; Oral health promotion; Program trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CARIOGENIC DIET; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FAMILY SIZE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DIET, CARIOGENIC; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 34248380128     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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