Differences by age and sex in general dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in delivering prevention

British Dental Journal

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Yusuf, H ^a   Tsakos, G ^a   Ntouva, A ^a   Murphy, M ^a   Porter, J ^a   Newton, T ^b   Watt, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTIST; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTS; DIET; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, DENTISTS'; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84942592888     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 14765373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.711     Document Type: Article

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