Caries experience and bedtime consumption of sugar-sweetened food and drinks - A survey of 600 children

Community Dental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 228-231

  Levine, R S ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedtime sugar consumption; Dental caries; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; SOCIAL CLASS; SUGAR INTAKE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; POVERTY; SLEEP; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035755436     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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