Inequalities in the distribution of dental caries among 12-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-75

  Piovesan, Chaiana ^a   Mendes, Fausto Medeiros ^a   Antunes, José Leopoldo Ferreira ^a   Ardenghi, Thiago Machado ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Dental caries; Epidemiology; Public health dentistry; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952150229     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242011000100012     Document Type: Article

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