Tooth cleaning frequency in relation to socio-demographic variables and personal hygiene measures among school children of Udaipur district, India

International Journal of Dental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-8

  Kumar, S ^a   Panwar, J ^a   vyas, A ^a   Sharma, J ^a   Goutham, B ^a   Duraiswamy, P ^a   Kulkarni, S ^a  

^a 1 Darshan Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Family size; Oral hygiene; Personal hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 84867676033     PISSN: 16015029     EISSN: 16015037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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