Knowledge of emergency management of avulsed teeth among young physicians and dentists

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 348-355

  Abu Dawoud, Maha ^a   Al Enezi, Basmah ^b   Andersson, Lars ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Education; First aid; Knowledge; Replantation; Tooth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTIST; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; TOOTH INJURY;

ADULT; DENTISTS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; TOOTH AVULSION;

EID: 35948984472     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2006.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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