Access, literacy and behavioural correlates of poor self-rated oral health amongst an Indigenous South Australian population

Community Dental Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 167-171

  Jones, K ^a   Parker, E J ^a   Jamieson, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Indigenous; REALD; Risk indicator; Rural; Self rated oral health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84906986102     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: 25151746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_3316Jones05     Document Type: Article

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