Roles of parents in preventing dental caries in the primary dentition among preschool children in Thailand

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-216

  Narksawat, Kulaya ^a   Boonthum, Angsana ^a   Tonmukayakul, Utsana ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

dental caries; preschool children; primary dentition; roles of parents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; THAILAND; TOOTH BRUSHING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; THAILAND; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 79952664767     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509340045     Document Type: Article

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