The reliability and validity of the RAPIDD scale: Readiness assessment of parents concerning infant dental decay

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-135

  Weinstein, Philip ^a   Riedy, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Parental readiness; RAPIDD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MICRONESIA; MOTHERS; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035288597     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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