Ethnic disparities in the prevalence of dental caries and restorative dental treatment in Brazilian children

International Dental Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-12

  Antunes, José Leopoldo Ferreira ^a   Pegoretti, Tatiana ^b   De Andrade, Fabiana Paula ^b   Junqueira, Simone Rennó ^b   Frazão, Paulo ^b   Narvai, Paulo Capel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental health services; Ethnic groups; Inequality; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUDGET; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; CHILD; DENTAL SURGERY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAZIL; BUDGETS; CHILD; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0038621829     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2003.tb00649.x     Document Type: Article

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