Self-perceived oral health among three subgroups of Asian-Americans in New York City: A preliminary study

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-106

  Cruz, Gustavo D ^a   Galvis, Diana L ^a   Kim, Mimi ^b   Le Geros, Racquel Z ^a   Barrow, Su Yan L ^a   Tavares, Mary ^c   Bachiman, Rima ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Ethnicity; Minorities; Oral health; Self perceived oral health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; ORAL HEALTH; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0035321476     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2001.290204.x     Document Type: Article

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