Oral health care behavior in a group of Turkish children

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 125-131

  Bekiroglu, N ^a   Tanboga, I ^a   Altinok, B ^a   Kargul, B ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Oral health behavior; Tooth brushing habits; Turkish school children

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549100664     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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