Quarter of a century of change: Caries experience in Australian children, 1977-2002

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-159

  Armfield, J M ^a,b   Spencer, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caries; Children; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 44249110976     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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