Oral health in a convenience sample of Chinese older adults living in Melbourne, Australia

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 383-390

  Mariño, Rodrigo ^a   Morgan, Mike ^a   Kiyak, Asuman ^b   Schwarz, Eli ^c   Naqvi, Syed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oral health China born Older adults Immigrant health Australia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTICS; STATISTICS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHINA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; VICTORIA;

EID: 84863781976     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0248-6     Document Type: Article

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