Clinical oral health outcomes in young Australian Aboriginal adults compared with national-level counterparts

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 558-561

  Jamieson, Lisa M ^a   Sayers, Susan M ^b   Roberts Thomson, Kaye F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 77952685403     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03635.x     Document Type: Article

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