The oral health of Indigenous children: A review of four nations

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 483-486

  Parker, Eleanor J ^a   Jamieson, Lisa M ^a   Broughton, John ^b   Albino, Judith ^c   Lawrence, Herenia P ^d   Roberts Thomson, Kaye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

dental caries prevalence; early childhood caries; Indigenous children; oral health disparities

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; ORAL HEALTH; POPULATION GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957162869     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01847.x     Document Type: Review

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