Dental caries in children in South Africa and Swaziland: A systematic review 1919-2007

International Dental Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 363-368

  Cleaton Jones, Peter ^a   Johannesburg, Paul Fatti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Epidemiology; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; SWAZILAND; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 74549220456     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2357C-Jones06     Document Type: Review

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