Dental caries trends among indigenous and non-indigenous Australian children

Community Dental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 238-246

  Jamieson, Lisa M ^a   Armfield, J M ^a   Roberts Thomson, K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Indigenous; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS;

EID: 38049120025     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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