Oral health behavior and its determinants in a group of Iranian students

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-88

  Neamatollahi, Hossain ^a   Ebrahimi, Masoumeh ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flossing; Oral health; Oral hygiene; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952184661     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.62820     Document Type: Article

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