Optimism and life satisfaction as determinants for dental and general health behavior - Oral health habits linked to cardiovascular risk factors

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 194-199

  Ylostalo P V ^a   Ek, E ^b   Laitinen, J ^b   Knuuttila, M L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Cohort study; Life satisfaction; Optimism; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037364511     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910308200309     Document Type: Article

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