Oral health-related quality of life in Hong Kong preschool children

Caries Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-376

  Wong, H M ^a   McGrath, C P J ^b   King, N M ^a   Lo, E C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caries experience; Children; Primary teeth

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 79961119638     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330231     Document Type: Article

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