Socioeconomic inequality and caries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-18

  Schwendicke, F ^a   Dorfer C E ^b   Schlattmann, P ^c   Page, L Foster ^d   Thomson, W M ^d   Paris, S ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

dental caries; dental public health; educational status; epidemiology; evidence based dentistry; social class

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84919478267     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034514557546     Document Type: Review

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