Effects of time and socio-economic status on the determinants of oral health-related behaviours of parents of preschool children

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-160

  Van den Branden, S ^a   Van den Broucke, S ^a,b   Leroy, R ^a   Declerck, D ^a   Hoppenbrouwers, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Oral health; Parental determinants; Preschool child; Social inequalities

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858268214     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2012.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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