Theoretical basis and explanation for the relationship between area-level social inequalities and population oral health outcomes - A scoping review

SSM - Population Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2016, Pages 451-462

  Singh, Ankur ^a   Harford, Jane ^a   Schuch, Helena S ^a   Watt, Richard G ^b   Peres, Marco A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inequality; Oral health; Review; Social determinants; Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974794818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23528273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.06.001     Document Type: Review

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