Community socioeconomic status and children's dental health

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 216-222

  Gillcrist, James A ^a   Brumley, David E ^a   Blackford, Jennifer U ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; SOCIAL CLASS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 0035256419     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0158     Document Type: Article

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