Caries prevalence of 5, 12 and 15-year-old Greek children: A national pathfinder survey

Community Dental Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-32

  Oulis, C J ^a   Tsinidou, K ^a   Vadiakas, G ^a   Mamai Homata, E ^b   Polychronopoulou, A ^b   Athanasouli, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Caries experience; Caries prevalence; National survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84860804990     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2731Oulis04     Document Type: Article

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