A comprehensive approach to health promotion for the reduction of dental caries in remote Indigenous Australian children: A clustered randomised controlled trial

International Dental Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 245-249

  Roberts Thomson, K F ^a   Slade, G D ^b   Bailie, R S ^c   Endean, C ^a   Simmons, B ^d   Leach, A J ^c   Raye, I ^c,e   Morris, P S ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d Remote Oral Health Services Consultant   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Oral health programmes; Remote Indigenous children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954798044     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2571Thomson05     Document Type: Article

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