Components of self-reported oral health and general health in racial and ethnic groups

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-308

  Atchison, Kathryn A ^a   Der Martirosian, Claudia ^a   Gift, Helen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Brevard College   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; General health; Oral health; Perceived oral health; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; ORAL HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0032150811     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1998.tb03013.x     Document Type: Article

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