National pathfinder survey on children's oral health in italy: Pattern and severity of caries disease in 4-year-olds and the collaborating study group

Caries Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-162

  Campus, G ^a,b   Solinas, G ^a   Strohmenger, L ^b   Cagetti, M G ^b   Senna, A ^b   Minelli, L ^c   Majori, S ^d   Montagna, M T ^e   Reali, D ^f   Castiglia, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dmfs index; Early childhood caries; Preschool children, caries disease; Primary dentition

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH ERUPTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FATHERS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTHBRUSHING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 64149097773     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000211719     Document Type: Article

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