Adolescent toothbrushing and the home environment: Sociodemographic factors, family relationships and mealtime routines and disorganisation

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-18

  Levin, Kate A ^a   Currie, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Dental health promotion; Oral health; Oral hygiene; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUNGER; INCOME; MALE; OCCUPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HUNGER; INCOME; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 74049153723     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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