Measuring the impact of oral health on life quality in two national surveys-functionalist versus hermeneutic approaches

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 254-259

  McGrath, Colman ^a   Bedi, Raman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodologies; Oral health; Public perceptions; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036689589     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2002.300403.x     Document Type: Article

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