Puerto Rican athletes with special health care needs: An evaluation of oral health status

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-132

  López Del Valle, Lydia M ^a,b   Waldman, H Barry ^c   Perlman, Steven P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Special Olympics Special Smiles Program   (Puerto Rico)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Oral health; Special care patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PUERTO RICO; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PUERTO RICO; SPORTS; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 47049114862     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: 19355068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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