Exploring factors that influence child use of dental services and toothbrushing in New Zealand

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 410-418

  Jamieson, Lisa M ^a   Koopu, Pauline I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; M ori; Pacific; Toothbrushing; Use of dental services

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORAL HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33750830678     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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