Oral hygiene practices among middle-school students in 44 low- and middle-income countries

International Dental Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 164-170

  McKittrick, Terence R ^a   Jacobsen, Kathryn H ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; developing countries; oral hygiene; toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENTS; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; SALVADORACEAE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADOLESCENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ORAL HYGIENE; TOOTHBRUSHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; SALVADORACEAE; SEX FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84901687433     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/idj.12094     Document Type: Article

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