Demographic, health and lifestyle factors associated with dental service attendance by young adults

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-209

  Slack Smith, L M ^a   Mills, C R ^a   Bulsara, M K ^a   O'Grady, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental services; Epidemiology; Oral health; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35248848340     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00490.x     Document Type: Article

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