Parental health literacy and children's dental health: Implications for the future

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-75

  Jackson, Richard ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health; Health literacy; Literacy; Parental

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENTS; READING;

EID: 33745130061     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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