Analysis of risk factors for dental caries in infants: A comparison between urban and rural areas

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-110

  Ohsuka, Keiko ^a   Chino, Naohito ^a   Nakagaki, Haruo ^a   Kataoka, Izumi ^b   Oshida, Yoshiharu ^c   Ohsawa, Isao ^a   Sato, Yuzo ^a  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Okazaki Public Health Center   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child care environment; Dental caries; Infants; Logistic regression analysis; Regional differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77249113293     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-008-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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