Acculturation and oral health status among tibetan immigrants residing in bangalore city, india

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 274-279

  Radha, G ^a   Pushpanjali, K ^b   Aruna, C N ^c  

^a Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b M S RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^c Rajarajeshwari Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Bangalore city; Oral health beliefs; Oral health status; Tibetan immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865183384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19895488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/jced.3.e274     Document Type: Article

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