The oral health of children considered very high risk for infective endocarditis

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-178

  Balmer, Richard ^a   Booras, Georgia ^a   Parsons, Jonathan ^b  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954371232     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2010.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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