Changes in children's oral health-related behavior, knowledge and attitudes during a 3.4-yr randomized clinical trial and oral health-promotion program

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-397

  Tolvanen, Mimmi ^a   Lahti, Satu ^a,b   Poutanen, Raija ^a,c   Seppä, Liisa ^a   Pohjola, Vesa ^a   Hausen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Health Center of Seinäjoki   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Change; Children; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CARIOGENIC AGENT; FLUORIDE; SUGAR; TOOTHPASTE; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANDY; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; SMOKING; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE; XYLITOL;

EID: 67651252094     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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