Oral health condition in an Italian preschool population

European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-91

  Campus, G ^a   Lumbau, A ^a   Sanna, A M ^a   Solinas, G ^a   Luglie P ^a   Castiglia, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caries; Preschool children; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 3442890895     PISSN: 1591996X     EISSN: 2035648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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