Environmental, maternal, and child factors which contribute to early childhood caries: A unifying conceptual model

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-168

  Kim Seow, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84859124718     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2011.01186.x     Document Type: Review

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