Prevalence and handedness correlates of recurrent aphthous stomatitis in the Turkish population

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-156

  Çiçek, Yasin ^a   Çanakçi, Varol ^a   Özgöz, Mehmet ^a   Ertas, Ümit ^a   Çanakçi, Ebru ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Etiology; Handedness; Prevalence; Recurrent aphthous ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HANDEDNESS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SMOKING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 4444311925     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02745.x     Document Type: Review

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