Relationship between height and dental caries in adolescents

Caries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-140

  Freire, M C M ^a   Sheiham, A ^b   Netuveli, G ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Social class; Tall stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAZIL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 42449151645     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121437     Document Type: Article

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