Oral health status and the epidemiologic paradox within latino immigrant groups

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Spolsky, Vladimir W ^a   Marcus, Marvin ^a   Der Martirosian, Claudia ^a   Coulter, Ian D ^a,b   Maida, Carl A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic paradox; Immigrant; Latinos; Oral health status index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865832663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-12-39     Document Type: Article

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