Adolescents' knowledge of common foods and drinks and the importance of the pattern of consumption: A study undertaken in an area of high dental needs

Community Dental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-178

  Kinirons, M J ^a   Stewart, C ^a  

^a School of Clinical Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Dental health; Diet knowledge

Indexed keywords

CARIOGENIC AGENT; SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEVERAGE; CACAO; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEVERAGES; CACAO; CANDY; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032148441     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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