An examination of racial/ethnic disparities in children's oral health in the United States

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 166-174

  Fisher Owens, Susan A ^a   Isong, Inyang A ^b   Soobader, Mah J ^c   Gansky, Stuart A ^d   Weintraub, Jane A ^e   Platt, Larry J ^a   Newacheck, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Statworks   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

children; oral health; race ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH; HUMAN; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; POPULATION GROUPS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878244778     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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