Caries, gender and socio-economic change in the Xavante Indians from Central Brazil

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-175

  Arantes, Rui ^a   Santos, Ricardo Ventura ^a   Frazão, Paulo ^b   Coimbra Jr , Carlos E A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Universidade de Saúde Pública   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Caries; Health; Indigenous people; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

DIET; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 61749083428     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460802672844     Document Type: Article

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