Dental health of homeless adults in Toronto, Canada

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-78

  Figueiredo, Rafael L F ^a   Hwang, Stephen W ^b   Quiñonez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

dental care; homeless; oral health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HALITOSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HALITOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; ORAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTHACHE; TOOTHBRUSHING; UNEMPLOYMENT; XEROSTOMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874107426     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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