Development and evaluation of an oral health literacy instrument for adults

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 451-462

  Sabbahi, Dania A ^a   Lawrence, Herenia P ^a   Limeback, Hardy ^a   Rootman, Irving ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Dental care use; Functional health literacy; Instrument validation; Oral health knowledge; Oral health literacy measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949142987     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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