Caries experience in schoolchildren in Bucharest, Romania: The PAROGIM study

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-158

  Funieru, Cristian ^a,b   Twetman, Svante ^c   Funieru, Elena ^d   Dumitrache, Adina Mihaela ^a   Sfeatcu, Ruxandra Ionela ^a   Baicus, Cristian ^a,b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b Clinical Research Unit   (Romania)

^c Maxillofacial Unit Halland Hospital   (Denmark)

^d SCM Dr Voinoiu   (Romania)

Author keywords

children; dental caries; epidemiology; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA;

EID: 84902013823     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12039     Document Type: Article

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