Determinants of cariogenic snacking in adolescents in Belfast and Helsinki

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 504-510

  Freeman, Ruth ^a   Heimonen, Harri ^b   Speedy, Patti ^a,c   Tuutti, Heikki ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Health Promotion Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Dietary behaviours; Oral health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARIOGENIC DIET; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTHERN IRELAND; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0034575790     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2000.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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