Has urbanization become a risk factor for dental caries in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional study of children aged 6 and 12 years

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 330-337

  Christian, Bradley ^a   Evans, R Wendell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARIOGENIC DIET; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DIET, CARIOGENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 68949218911     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2009.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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