title: Standard descriptive tables in WHO Oral Health epidemiological studies.
abstract: For many years the Oral Health Programme of the World Health Organization has promoted the development of oral health epidemiological surveys. The objective of this article is to make oral health researchers aware of the variables and statistical tables recommended by WHO for the standardization, presentation and comparability of international surveys. The influence of the growing impact of computer technology in providing better knowledge of oral health systems is also discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Institute U115-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benamghar
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McCombie
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Barmes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012984:Software; D014944:World Health Organization