Gender differences in tooth loss among Chilean adolescents: Socio-economic and behavioral correlates

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-176

  López, Rodrigo ^a   Baelum, Vibeke ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Health behavior; Socio economic factors; Tooth loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCISOR; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PARENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTHBRUSH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33646674067     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350500514824     Document Type: Article

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