A paired comparison of dental care in Canadians with Down syndrome and their siblings without Down syndrome

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-106

  Allison, Paul J ^a   Lawrence, Herenia P ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Canada; Dental care; Dental treatment; Down syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLINGS;

EID: 2142713874     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0301-5661.2004.00130.x     Document Type: Review

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