Exploring pathways for socioeconomic inequalities in self-reported oral symptoms among Korean adolescents

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-229

  Jung, Se Hwan ^a,b   Watt, Richard G ^b   Sheiham, Aubrey ^b   Ryu, Jae In ^c   Tsakos, Georgios ^b  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Shingu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Korea; Oral symptoms; Self assessed SES; Socio economic inequalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; HALITOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 79956126293     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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