Social and behavioural determinants of early childhood caries

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-33

  Hallett, K B ^a,c   O'Rourke, P K ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural factors; Early childhood caries; Epidemiology; Preschool children; Social factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CAUCASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT FEEDING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0347517534     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2003.tb00005.x     Document Type: Article

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