A systematic review of population-based dental caries studies among children in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Dental Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-11

  Al Agili, Dania Ebrahim ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Oral health; Review; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL JOURNAL; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84871737347     PISSN: 10139052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2012.10.002     Document Type: Review

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