Kuwaiti parents' knowledge of first-aid measures of avulsion and replantation of teeth

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 274-279

  Al Jame, Qumasha ^a   Andersson, Lars ^b   Al Asfour, Adel ^b  

^a AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Lay knowledge, parents; Tooth avulsion; Tooth exarticulation; Tooth replantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; TOOTH INJURY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; PARENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH AVULSION; TOOTH REPLANTATION;

EID: 34249826078     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102149     Document Type: Article

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