Population groups at high risk for poor oral self care: The basis for oral health promotion

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 195-203

  Artnik, Barbara ^a   Premik, Marjan ^a   Zaletel Kragelj, Lijana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Countrywide Integrated Non communicable Diseases Intervention Slovenia Preventive Unit ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dental health surveys; Health behaviour; Health promotion; Oral health; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 50649119287     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-7072-7     Document Type: Article

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