Examining the accuracy of caregivers' assessments of young children's oral health status

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1237-1247

  Divaris, Kimon ^a   Vann, William F ^a   Diane Baker, A ^a   Lee, Jessica Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Children; Dental home; Early childhood caries; First dental visit; Oral Health Literacy; Prevention; Self reports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869993357     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0071     Document Type: Article

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