Oral health behavior of children and guardians’ beliefs about children’s dental caries in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

• Somphone Phanthavong,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Dental Division, Setthathirath Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Daisuke Nonaka ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: nonakad@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

  Affiliation School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6793-2062

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• Thongsavanh Phonaphone,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Dental Division, Setthathirath Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Kyoko Kanda,

  Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Collaboration Section, General Strategic Planning Division, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

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• Phouphachanh Sombouaphan,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Dental Division, Setthathirath Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Norie Wake,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

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• Sangvane Sayavong,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Dental Division, Setthathirath Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Toshiyuki Nakasone,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, University of the Ryukyus, Japan

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• Khampe Phongsavath,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

  Affiliation Dental Division, Setthathirath Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Akira Arasaki

  Roles Investigation, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, University of the Ryukyus, Japan

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