Oral health disparities and food insecurity in working poor Canadians

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-304

  Muirhead, Vanessa ^a   Quiñonez, Carlos ^b   Figueiredo, Rafael ^b   Locker, David ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Diet; Disparities; Food insecurity; Oral health; Working poor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; POVERTY; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 67650882906     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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