Case-control study of early childhood caries in Australia

Caries Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-35

  Seow, W K ^a   Clifford, H ^c   Battistutta, D ^b   Morawska, A ^a   Holcombe, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Southern Area Population Health Service ^*

^d Southside Health Service District   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries; Enamel hypoplasia; Primary teeth; Streptococcus mutans; Tooth brushing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARIOGENIC DIET; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOTHER; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; DENTAL PLAQUE; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DMF INDEX; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTHERS; ORAL HYGIENE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 58149263436     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000189704     Document Type: Article

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