Caregivers' oral health literacy and their young children's oral health-related quality-of-life

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 390-397

  Divaris, Kimon ^a,b   Lee, Jessica Yuna ^a,c   Baker, Arnett Diane ^a   Vann, William Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Early childhood; Oral health literacy; Oral health related quality of Life; REALD 30; Subjective oral health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEVERAGE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEVERAGES; BOTTLE FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865277133     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2011.629627     Document Type: Article

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