Vulnerability related to oral health in early childhood: A concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2116-2125

  Mattheus, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Early childhood; Evolutionary method; Nursing; Oral health; Rodgers; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING RESEARCH; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77955240809     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05372.x     Document Type: Article

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