Covariates of tooth-brushing frequency in low-income African Americans from grades 5 to 8

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 524-530

  Koerber, A ^a   Graumlich, S ^a   Punwani, I C ^a   Berbaum, M L ^a   Burns, J L ^a   Levy, S R ^a   Cowell, J M ^b   Flay, B R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Health behavior; Internal external control; Oral hygiene; Self efficacy; Tooth brushing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROL; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHICAGO; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SUBURBAN HEALTH; TOOTHBRUSHING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33847163671     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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