The role of health-related behaviors in the socioeconomic disparities in oral health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 298-303

  Sabbah, Wael ^a   Tsakos, Georgios ^a   Sheiham, Aubrey ^a   Watt, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Health status disparities; Oral health; Socioeconomic factors; USA

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HYGIENE; INCOME; ORAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ADULT; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249129945     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.10.030     Document Type: Article

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