Ethnic inequalities in dental caries among adults in East London

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2016, Pages e55-e62

  Delgado Angulo, Elsa K ^a,b   Bernabé, Eduardo ^a   Marcenes, Wagner ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Ethnicity; Inequalities; Oral health; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979207836     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv097     Document Type: Article

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