Early childhood caries in Indigenous communities
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Early childhood caries in indigenous communities.
The oral health of Indigenous children of Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) and the United States (American Indian, Alaska Native) is a major child health issue: there is a high prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) and resulting adverse health effects in this community, as well as high rates and costs of restorative and surgical treatments under general anesthesia. ECC is an infect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.6.351