Social inequalities in childhood dental caries: The convergent roles of stress, bacteria and disadvantage

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1644-1652

  Boyce, W Thomas ^a   Den Besten, Pamela K ^b   Stamperdahl, Juliet ^c   Zhan, Ling ^b   Jiang, Yebin ^d   Adler, Nancy E ^b   Featherstone, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Psychobiological; Socioeconomic status; Stress; USA; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CHILD; DENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL HYGIENE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77957709352     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.045     Document Type: Article

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