Noma: public health problem in Senegal and epidemilogical surveillance

Noma or cancrum oris is currently a real public health problem for developing countrieS. In Senegal, awareness of the disease has led the country to be included in the noma programme initiated by the WHO as early as 1994. The objectives are to evaluate the incidence of necrotizing ulcerative gingivi...

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Published in:	Oral diseases Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 163 - 166
Main Authors:	Ndiaye, Faty Ch, Bourgeois, D., Leclercq, MH, Berthe, O.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-04-1999
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Dentistry Developing Countries epidemiological surveillance Female Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - complications Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - epidemiology Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - prevention & control Humans Incidence Infant Male noma Noma - epidemiology Noma - etiology Noma - prevention & control Nutrition Disorders - complications Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology Population Surveillance Prevalence Public Health Risk Factors Senegal Senegal - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires World Health Organization Senegal
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