The impact of gender on caries prevalence and risk assessment

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-315

  Martinez Mier, Esperanza Angeles ^a   Zandona, Andrea Ferreira ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Gender disparities; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARIES; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84875933237     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.01.001     Document Type: Review

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