Oral health of early head start children: A qualitative study of staff, parents, and pregnant women

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 245-251

  Mofidi, Mahyar ^c   Zeldin, Leslie P ^a   Rozier, R Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PARENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; STAFF; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 59049096075     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.133827     Document Type: Article

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