Association between maternal schooling and caries prevalence: A cross-sectional study in Southern Brazil

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-52

  Traebert, Jefferson ^a   Jinbo, Yasaka ^b   de Lacerda, Josimari Telino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Campus Trindade ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Educational status; Epidemiology; Socioeconomic factors; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79958244087     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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