Can type of school be used as an alternative indicator of socioeconomic status in dental caries studies? A cross-sectional study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Piovesan, Chaiana ^a   Pádua, Monica Carneiro ^b   Ardenghi, Thiago MacHado ^a,c   Mendes, Fausto Medeiros ^a   Bonini, Gabriela Cunha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Dental Research Center   (Brazil)

^c University of Santa Maria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79953234082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-37     Document Type: Article

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