A Review of the Dental Caries Status of Ethnic Minority Children in China

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 285-297

  Zhang, Shinan ^a,b   Lo, Edward Chin Man ^a   Liu, Juan ^b   Chu, Chun Hung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caries; Children; China; Ethnic; Minority

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHINA; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CHINA; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84896703667     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9916-3     Document Type: Article

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