Examining periodontal disease disparities among U.S. adults 20 years of age and older: NHANES III (1988-1994) and NHANES 1999-2004

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 497-506

  Borrell, Luisa N ^a   Talih, Makram ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866122618     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700505     Document Type: Article

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