Oral health of Indigenous adult public dental patients in Australia

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-328

  Brennan, D S ^a   Roberts Thomson, K F ^a   Spencer, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caries; Indigenous; Oral health; Periodontal disease; Public dental patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL POCKET; POPULATION GROUPS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 38349124403     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00509.x     Document Type: Article

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