Socio-economic differences in public opinion regarding water fluoridation in Queensland

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-339

  Mummery, W Kerry ^a   Duncan, Mitchell ^a   Kift, Ryan ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; CATI survey; Dental caries; Flouride; Prevention

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34548050015     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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