Community-oriented oral health promotion for infants in Jerusalem: Evaluation of a program trial

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-113

  Sgan Cohen, Harold D ^a   Mansbach, Ivonne Kleinfeld ^b   Haver, Dana ^b   Gofin, Rosa ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Jerusalem Municipality ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Bottle feeding; Early childhood caries; Fluoride containing dentifrice; Preventive dentistry; Sugar consumption

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

ARAB; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISRAEL; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ARABS; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ISRAEL; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0035288856     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03374.x     Document Type: Review

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