Oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among 11 to 12-year-old Finnish schoolchildren with different oral health behaviors

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-16

  Poutanen, Raija ^a,b,c   Lahti, Satu ^a   Hausen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Health Center of Seinäjoki   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Attitude; Health behavior; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH COLOR;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONS; ORAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 17144391518     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350510019676     Document Type: Article

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