Elementary school staff knowledge about dental injuries

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-298

  McIntyre, Judy D ^a   Lee, Jessica Y ^a   Trope, Martin ^a   Vann Jr , William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; TEACHING; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TOOTH INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; TEACHING; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TOOTH INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43849099062     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2007.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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