Exploring the role of peer density in the self-reported oral health outcomes of older adults: A kernel density based approach

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 782-788

  Widener, Michael J ^a   Metcalf, Sara S ^a   Northridge, Mary E ^b   Chakraborty, Bibhas ^c   Marshall, Stephen M ^d   Lamster, Ira B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kernel density estimation; Logistic regression; Older adults; Oral health; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ORAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOUTH EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

KANSAS; MANHATTAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861951699     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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