Associations between height, body mass, and frequency of decayed, extracted, and filled deciduous teeth among two cohorts of taiwanese first graders

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-119

  Floyd, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Development; Growth; Physiological stressors; Stature; Under nutrition; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT; TAIWAN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH FILLING;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 68949132784     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21043     Document Type: Article

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