Self-reported oral hygiene practices among adults in Denmark

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 229-235

  Christensen, Lisa Bøge ^a   Petersen, Poul Erik ^a   Krustrup, Ulla ^a   Kjøller, Mette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dental status; Dental visiting habits; Denture cleaning; Oral hygiene practices; School dental service; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DENTURE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTURE CLEANSERS; DENTURES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0346849860     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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