Dental caries in underprivileged children of Los Angeles

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 648-663

  Mulligan, Roseann ^a   Seirawan, Hazam ^a   Faust, Sharon ^a   Barzaga, Conrado ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Oral health; Underserved

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; ORAL HEALTH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 80051635732     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0063     Document Type: Article

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