Territorial inequalities in oral health among children and adolescents: the cases of Biobío and Ñuble as risk factors in Chile

  • Raúl Flores-Cartes Departamento de Prevención y Salud Pública. Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile. / Programa de Doctorado en Epidemiología, Escuela de Salud Pública. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-7862

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Published
2025-05-05
How to Cite
Flores-Cartes, R. (2025). Territorial inequalities in oral health among children and adolescents: the cases of Biobío and Ñuble as risk factors in Chile. Journal of Oral Research, 14(1), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2025.015