Oral health, related behaviors and oral health impacts among homeless adults

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 276-278

  Conte, Michael ^b   Broder, Hillary L ^a,b   Jenkins, George ^b   Reed, Rebecca ^b   Janal, Malvin N ^c  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c University of Medicine and Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

DMFT; Homeless; Oral health; Oral health impact; Oral health related behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTENTION; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; EATING; FACE PAIN; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTENTION; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; EATING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW JERSEY; ORAL HEALTH; SMILING; SPEECH; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 33845711616     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2006.tb04082.x     Document Type: Article

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