The relationship among sense of coherence, socio-economic status, and oral health-related behaviours among Finnish dentate adults

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-418

  Bernabé, Eduardo ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b   Tsakos, Georgios ^a   Suominen Taipale, Anna L ^a   Nordblad, Anne ^d   Savolainen, Jarno ^e   Uutela, Antti ^c   Sheiham, Aubrey ^a   Watt, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

^e NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adults; Effect modifiers; Health behaviours; Psychology; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; DIETARY SUCROSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHBRUSHING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 67651243705     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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