Assessing Oral Health Knowledge, Opinions, and Behaviors of WIC Recipients in Rural Southern Illinois

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 240-243

  DeMattei, Ronda R ^a   Vangennip, Autumn ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; dental caries; oral health; WIC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997906992     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: 19414072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406411415848     Document Type: Article

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