Prevalence and severity of dental caries in Libyan schoolchildren

International Dental Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 217-223

  Huew, Rasmia ^a,b   Waterhouse, Paula J ^a   Moynihan, Paula J ^a   Maguire, Anne ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; children; Libya; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBYA; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 80051882762     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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