Do school break-time policies influence child dental health and snacking behaviours? An evaluation of a primary school programme

British Dental Journal

Volumn 206, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 619-625

  Freeman, R ^a   Oliver, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trust   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARIOGENIC DIET; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DIET RECORDS; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DMF INDEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

EID: 68049118713     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.518     Document Type: Article

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