The relationships between cognitive ability and dental status in a national sample of USA adults

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 605-610

  Sabbah, Wael ^a   Sheiham, Aubrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Dental attendance; Dental caries; Dental status; Health related behaviors; Sound teeth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958153767     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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