Oral health interventions among Indigenous populations in Canada

International Dental Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 229-234

  Lawrence, Herenia P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal peoples; Canada; Health inequalities; Oral health interventions

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ESKIMO; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 77954810762     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2568Lawrence06     Document Type: Article

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