Addressing the obesity epidemic: What is the dentist's role?

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 707-709

  Chaput, Jean Philippe ^a   Gilbert, Jo Anne ^a   Caron, Christian ^a,b   Nicolau, Belinda ^a,c   Tremblay, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INRS Institut Armand Frappier ^*

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CANADA; DENTISTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 35349014071     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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