The oral health of homeless adolescents and young adults and determinants of oral health: Preliminary findings

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Chi, Donald ^a   Milgrom, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dentistry; Health service accessibility; Healthcare disparities; Homeless youth; Oral health

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; RACE; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; METHAMPHETAMINE; ORAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTHACHE; TOOTHBRUSHING; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54849417987     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2008.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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