The geodemographic distribution of caries experience in neighboring fluoridated and nonfluoridated populations

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-98

  Tickle, Martin ^a,b   Milsom, Keith M ^c   Jenner, Tony M ^d   Blinkhorn, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Manchester Salford Trafford Hlth A   (United Kingdom)

^c Chester and Halton Community Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d South Cheshire Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Deprivation; Geodemographic classifications; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKETING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0041919504     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2003.tb03481.x     Document Type: Article

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