Prevalence and severity of dental caries among american indian and alaska native preschool children

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-215

  Phipps, Kathy R ^a   Ricks, Timothy L ^b   Manz, Michael C ^c   Blahut, Patrick ^b  

^a Oral Health Surveillance Consultant   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian Alaska Native; caries; Native American; preschool children; screening; surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; ESKIMO; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INUITS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84865865946     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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