Improvement of knowledge, attitude, and behavior about oral health in a population of alcohol addicted persons

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Barbadoro, Pamela ^a   Lucrezi, Diletta ^a   Prospero, Emilia ^a   Annino, Isidoro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOOTHBRUSH;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43549118632     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn009     Document Type: Article

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