Scientific article: Caregiver's perception of child's oral health status among low-income African Americans

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 480-487

  Sohn, Woosung ^a   Taichman, L Susan ^b   Ismail, Amid I ^c   Reisine, Susan ^d  

^a Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c Restorative Sciences and Endodontics ^*  (United States)

^d School of Dental Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Child; Dental caries; Perception; Poverty; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349192762     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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