Understanding parents' oral health behaviors for their young children

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-127

  Amin, Maryam S ^a   Harrison, Rosamund L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Grounded theory; Health behavior; Immigrants; Oral health dentistry; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 57749204158     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308327243     Document Type: Article

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