Conventional versus asset approaches: Comparative appraisal of socioeconomic indicators for oral health research among adolescents in a developing country

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-414

  Perera, Irosha ^a   Ekanayake, Lilani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asset index; Family affluence scale; Socioeconomic indicators; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 78349246244     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510371494     Document Type: Article

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