Empowering head start to improve access to good oral health for children from low income families

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 876-882

  Milgrom, Peter ^a   Weinstein, Philip ^a   Huebner, Colleen ^a   Graves, Janessa ^a   Tut, Ohnmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Head Start; Oral health; Preschool children; Tooth decay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FAMILY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY;

EID: 81855181608     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0316-6     Document Type: Review

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