Do life- or school-satisfaction and self-esteem indicators explain the oral hygiene habits of schoolchildren?

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 337-347

  Honkala, S ^a,c   Honkala, E ^a,b   Al Sahli, N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Flossing; Kuwait; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KUWAIT; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KUWAIT; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 34548442172     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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