Toothbrushing patterns over time in at-risk metropolitan African-American 5 th-8 th graders

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 240-243

  Koerber, Anne ^a   Burns, James L ^a   Berbaum, Michael ^a   Punwani, Indru ^a   Levy, Susan R ^a   Cowell, Julia ^b   Flay, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Child; Health behavior; Longitudinal studies; Oral health; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH BRUSHING; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; TOOTHBRUSHING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 30444433662     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2005.tb03024.x     Document Type: Article

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