The dental health of 5 year-old children living in damascus, Syria

Community Dental Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-213

  Dashash, M ^a   Blinkhorn, A ^b  

^a DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Children; Dental caries; Nursery schools; Parent; Syria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SYRIA;

EID: 84867842143     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2766Dashash05     Document Type: Article

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