Our multicultural society: Implications for pediatric dental practice

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-15

  Scrimshaw, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY;

EID: 0038282943     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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