Distribution of caries in children: Variations between and within populations

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 536-543

  Do, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

dental caries; dental public health; epidemiology; global distribution; population impact; time trend

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VIET NAM;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DMF INDEX; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; VIETNAM;

EID: 84860830207     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034511434355     Document Type: Review

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