Severe early childhood caries and behavioural risk indicators among young children in Ajman, United Arab Emirates

European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 205-210

  Hashim, R ^a   Williams, S ^b   Thomson, W M ^b  

^a AJMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Severe early childhood caries; UAE

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 80053307098     PISSN: 18186300     EISSN: 19969805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03262808     Document Type: Article

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