Caregiver Reported Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Young American Indian Children

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 951-958

  Braun, Patricia A ^a   Lind, Kimberly E ^b   Batliner, Terry ^b   Brega, Angela G ^b   Henderson, William G ^a   Nadeau, Kristen ^a   Wilson, Anne ^c   Albino, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian Alaska Native; Children; Dental caries; Dental services utilization; Early childhood caries; Minority health; Oral health status; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879996343     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9870-0     Document Type: Article

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