Development of a self-report questionnaire designed for population-based surveillance of gingivitis in adolescents: assessment of content validity and reliability

• Main Authors: Viviana QUIROZ (Author), Daniela REINERO (Author), Patricia HERNÁNDEZ (Author), Johanna CONTRERAS (Author), Rolando VERNAL (Author), Paola CARVAJAL (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The major infectious diseases in Chile encompass the periodontal diseases, with a combined prevalence that rises up to 90% of the population. Thus, the population-based surveillance of periodontal diseases plays a central role for assessing their prevalence and for planning, implementing, a...