The VicGeneration study - a birth cohort to examine the environmental, behavioural and biological predictors of early childhood caries: background, aims and methods

• Main Authors: Dashper Stuart (Author), Gussy Mark (Author), Calache Hanny (Author), de Silva-Sanigorski Andrea M (Author), Gibson Jane (Author), Waters Elizabeth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dental caries (decay) during childhood is largely preventable however it remains a significant and costly public health concern, identified as the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood. Caries in children aged less than five ye...