Underweight in low socioeconomic status preschool children with severe early childhood caries

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-309

  Gaur, S ^a   Nayak, R ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dental caries; growth; low socioeconomic status; severe early childhood caries

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DENTAL CARIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; THINNESS;

EID: 80155213728     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 19983905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.86375     Document Type: Article

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