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Acute necrotising gingivitis in young children from villages with and without noma in Niger and its association with sociodemographic factors, nutritional status and oral hygiene practices: results of a population-based survey

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  • Denise Baratti-Mayer GESNOMA, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Angèle Gayet-Ageron GESNOMA, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland Department of Community Health and Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland Infection Control Programme and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Norbert Cionca Division of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mahamadou Abdoulaye Mossi Dental Clinic “Cabinet du Plateau”, Niamey, Niger PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Didier Pittet GESNOMA, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland Infection Control Programme and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Andrea Mombelli GESNOMA, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland Division of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • for the Geneva Study Group on Noma (GESNOMA).
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  1. Correspondence to Dr Denise Baratti-Mayer; gesnoma{at}bluewin.ch
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Baratti-Mayer D, Gayet-Ageron A, Cionca N for the Geneva Study Group on Noma (GESNOMA)., et al
Acute necrotising gingivitis in young children from villages with and without noma in Niger and its association with sociodemographic factors, nutritional status and oral hygiene practices: results of a population-based survey
BMJ Global Health 2017;2:e000253.

Publication history

  • Received December 9, 2016
  • Revised February 9, 2017
  • Accepted March 13, 2017
  • First published August 30, 2017.
Online issue publication 
May 01, 2020

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