Testing responsiveness to change for the early childhood oral health impact scale (ECOHIS)

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 542-548

  Li, S ^a   Malkinson, S ^a   Veronneau, J ^a   Allison, P J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infants; Instrument validation; Oral health; Quality of life; Responsiveness to change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TOOTH DISEASE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 55949126190     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2008.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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