Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Oral Health of People Aged 15-40 Years in Kurdistan, Iran in 2015: A Cross-sectional Study |
Moradi, Ghobad
(Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences)
Moinafshar, Ardavan (Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences) Adabi, Hemen (Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences) Sharafi, Mona (Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences) Mostafavi, Farideh (Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences) Bolbanabad, Amjad Mohamadi (Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences) |
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