Socioeconomic position indicators and periodontitis: Examining the evidence

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-83

  Borrell, Luisa N ^a   Crawford, Natalie D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; PERIODONTITIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; PERIODONTITIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955221992     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2011.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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