Trends in toothbrushing in 20 countries/regions from 1994 to 2010

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-23

  Honkala, Sisko ^a,b   Vereecken, Carine ^c,d   Niclasen, Birgit ^e   Honkala, Eino ^a,b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 84926657870     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv013     Document Type: Review

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