Health-related lifestyle behaviours, socio-demographic characteristics and use of dental health services in Greek adults

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-52

  Koletsi Kounari, H ^a   Tzavara, C ^b   Tountas, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dental utilization; Greek adults; Lifestyle behaviors; Mediterranean diet; Obesity; Physical activity; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955712748     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2474Kounari06     Document Type: Article

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