Orthodontic treatment needs among 12-15 year-olds in Moshi, Tanzania

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 226-232

  Rwakatema, D S ^a   Ng'ang'a, P M ^b   Kemoli, A M ^b  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHODONTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34547425467     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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