Psychological distress and self-perception of oral health status among an immigrant population from Ethiopia

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 643-652

  Vered, Yuval ^a   Zini, Avi ^a   Sgan Cohen, Harold D ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health; Immigration; Oral health; Psychological distress; Self perception

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; ORAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 72449140105     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850903248647     Document Type: Article

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