Dental caries experience in young Australian Army recruits 2008

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 316-322

  Hopcraft, M S ^a   Yapp, K E ^a   Mahoney, G ^b   Morgan, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Caries experience; DMFT; Epidemiology; Fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949375933     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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