Dental caries in 6-12-year-old indigenous and non-indigenous schoolchildren in the amazon basin of ecuador

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-86

  Medina, Widman ^a   Hurtig, Anna Karin ^a,b   San Sebastián, Miguel ^a,b   Quizhpe, Edy ^a   Romero, Cristian ^a  

^a Inst Salud Comunitaria M Amunarriz   (Ecuador)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amazon; Dental caries; Ecuador; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; ECUADOR; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RIVER; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; ECUADOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MOLAR; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; RIVERS; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 61449529355     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-64402008000100015     Document Type: Article

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