Early childhood caries in Indigenous communities: A joint statement with the American Academy of Pediatrics

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 351-357

  Irvine, J D ^a   Holve, S ^a   Krol, D ^a   Schroth, R ^a   Wong, Sam ^a   Abelson, William ^a   Banerji, Anna ^a   Baydala, Lola ^a   Jetty, Radha ^a   Schröter, Heide ^a   Moore, Kelly Roberta ^a   Bell, Joseph T ^a   Brown, Ryan David ^a   Etzel, Ruth Ann ^a   Green, William Frederick ^a   Hoffman, Benjamin D ^a   Eagle, Sara Juanita Jumping ^a   Ponder, Stephen Winfield ^a   Redding, Mark M ^a   Volck, Brian Edward ^a   Waldron, Debra B ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

American Indians; Dental caries; Early childhood caries; First Nations; Indigenous; Oral health

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COST; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054005753     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.6.351     Document Type: Review

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