The relationship between sense of coherence and toothbrushing behaviours in Iranian adolescents in Mashhad

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-52

  Dorri, Mojtaba ^a   Sheiham, Aubrey ^a   Hardy, Rebecca ^a   Watt, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Oral hygiene; Sense of coherence; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MOTHERS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 72549113414     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2009.01497.x     Document Type: Article

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