Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-130

  Barrêtto, Eliane Paula Reis ^a   Ferreira, Efigênia ^b   Pordeus, Isabela Almeida ^b  

^a Universidade Vale do Rio Verde   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Socioeconomic factors; Toothache

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH PAIN;

BRAZIL; CHILD; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 71049166016     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242009000200006     Document Type: Article

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