Oral health literacy levels among a low-income WIC population

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-160

  Lee, Jessica Y ^a   Divaris, Kimon ^a,b   Baker, A Diane ^a,b   Rozier, R Gary ^b   Lee, Shoou Yih D ^c   Vann Jr, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

oral health literacy; racial differences; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958027006     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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