The oral health-related experiences, attitudes and behaviours of the carers of Aboriginal children of Groote Eylandt

International Dental Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 132-140

  Vaughn, Helen Susan ^b   Robinson, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aborigines; Anthropology; Mouth; Qualitative research; Teeth

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; WATER;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JURISPRUDENCE; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CONTROL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUGAR INTAKE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0141527275     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2003.tb00737.x     Document Type: Article

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