Self-perceived loss of control and untreated dental decay in African American adults with and without sickle cell disease

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 641-651

  Laurence, Brian ^a   Woods, Dexter ^b   George, David ^c   Onyekwere, Onyinye ^d   Katz, Ralph ^e   Lanzkron, Sophie ^f   Diener West, Marie ^g   Powe, Neil ^g,h  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b HUCD   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Department of Biostatistics ^*

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Dental caries; Locus of control; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748933562     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0107     Document Type: Article

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