The association of immigration and acculturation attributes with oral health among immigrants in New York City

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Cruz, Gustavo D ^a   Chen, Yu ^b   Salazar, Christian R ^b   Le Geros, Racquel Z ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350063609     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.149799     Document Type: Article

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