Association of age specific body mass index, dental caries and socioeconomic status of children and adolescents

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-179

  Subramaniam, Priya ^a   Singh, Deepesh ^a  

^a Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

BMI for age; dental caries; dietary intake; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; THINNESS;

EID: 84860639048     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.36.2.e7665621805156uj     Document Type: Article

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