Clinical, social and psychosocial factors associated with self-rated oral health in Brazilian adolescents

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 377-386

  Pattussi, Marcos P ^a,b   Olinto, Maria Teresa Anselmo ^a   Hardy, Rebecca ^b,c   Sheiham, Aubrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Oral health; Self rated; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 34548431111     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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