Causal patterns of dental health in populations: An empirical approach

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 233-240

  Aleksejuniene, J ^a   Holst, D ^a   Grytten, J I ^a   Eriksen, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Causal patterns; Functional teeth; Populations; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LITHUANIA; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LITHUANIA; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0036653905     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063923     Document Type: Article

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