A pilot study of the use of oral health-related quality of life measures as an outcome for analysing the impact of caries disease among Swedish 19-year-olds

Caries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-92

  Oscarson, N ^a,c   Kallestal C ^a,b   Lindholm, L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c Box 602 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Caries preventive care; Health outcome; Oral health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33846883937     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098040     Document Type: Article

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