Oral Health of Indigenous Children and the Influence of Early Childhood Caries on Childhood Health and Well-being

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1481-1499

  Schroth, Robert J ^a,b   Harrison, Rosamund L ^c,d   Moffatt, Michael E K ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MANITOBA INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Early childhood caries; Health promotion; Health services; Indians; Indigenous; North America

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; IRON;

ABORIGINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD REARING; CHRONIC PAIN; COMMUNITY CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; IRON DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEW ZEALAND; OTITIS MEDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED STATES;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; OTITIS MEDIA; PAIN; POPULATION GROUPS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPEECH DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71849117113     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.09.010     Document Type: Review

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