Socioeconomic status and selected behavioral determinants as risk factors for dental caries

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1009-1016

  Reisine, Susan T ^a   Psoter, Walter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Baby bottle use; Dental caries; Early childhood caries; Health disparities; Poverty; Socioeconomic status; Tooth brushing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHBRUSHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035487091     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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