Understanding the value of oral health to people in Britain - Importance to life quality

Community Dental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 211-214

  McGrath, Colman ^a,c   Bedi, Raman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Oral health; Publics' perceptions; Quality of life; Socio demographic variations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 0036886704     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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