Development and validation of a measure of pediatric oral health-related quality of life: The POQL

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-193

  Huntington, Noelle L ^a   Spetter, Dante ^b,c   Jones, Judith A ^c   Rich, Sharron E ^c   Garcia, Raul I ^c   Spiro Iii, Avron ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Harvard Div of Continuing Education   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; diverse populations; oral health; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80052178061     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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