A community-based pragmatic, controlled trial for preventing and reducing oral diseases among 1-6-year-old children visiting Anganwadi centers, under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, India

• Main Authors: Ashima Goyal (Author), Ashoo Grover (Author), Krishan Gauba (Author), Arpit Gupta (Author), Nishant Mehta (Author), Sourabh Dutta (Author), R. M. Pandey (Author), Ashish Joshi (Author), J. S. Thakur (Author), Utkal Mohanty (Author), R. S. Dhaliwal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early childhood caries (ECC) has reached epidemic proportions affecting millions of children worldwide. Its prevention becomes imperative owing to the significant morbidity and financial implications involved with its treatment. The Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), lau...