Homeless in North and West Belfast: An oral health needs assessment

British Dental Journal

Volumn 202, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Collins, J ^a   Freeman, R ^b,c  

^a Ballyowen Health Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUTH DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOUTH DISEASES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 34250816251     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2007.473     Document Type: Article

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