Pocket money: Influence on body mass index and dental caries among urban adolescents

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2014, Pages JC10-JC12

  Punitha, V C ^a   Amudhan, A ^b   Sivaprakasam, P ^a   Rathnaprabhu, V ^c  

^a Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute   (India)

^b Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital   (India)

^c Kanchi Kamakoti Trust Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Dental caries; Pocket money

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EATING HABIT; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919390481     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/10498.5310     Document Type: Article

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