Determinants of oral hygiene behavior: A study based on the theory of planned behavior

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-259

  Buunk Werkhoven, Yvonne A B ^a,b,c   Dijkstra, Arie ^a   Van Der Schans, Cees P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Dental Hygienists Association   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral science; Oral hygiene; Prevention; Psychosocial aspects of oral health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOOTHBRUSHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956075104     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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