Oral health status and behaviours of preschool children in Hong Kong

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Chu, Chun Hung ^a   Ho, Ping Lit ^a   Lo, Edward C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Dental caries; Hong Kong; Oral health; Oral hygiene; Preschool children; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84865973695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-767     Document Type: Article

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