Survey of Brazilian governmental health agencies shows conflicting recommendations concerning oral hygiene practices for children
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Survey of Brazilian governmental health agencies shows conflicting recommendations concerning oral hygiene practices for children Pesquisa com Secretarias de Saúde no Brasil revela recomendações divergentes relacionadas a práticas de higiene bucal em crianças
The aims of this study were to detect whether recommendations concerning oral hygiene practices for children among Brazilian health agencies are consistent and to verify whether possible inconsistencies in these recommendations might be associated with an apparent gap in the scientific evidence. Fifty-four Brazilian health agencies were contacted by mail or electronic mail and were asked to sen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0102-311X
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2010000700025