Open AccessSocial Factors and Periodontitis in an Older Population
Author(s) -
Luisa N. Borrell,
Brian A. Burt,
Harold W. Neighbors,
George W. Taylor
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.94.5.748
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , periodontitis , national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , demography , population , race (biology) , gerontology , context (archaeology) , social class , environmental health , dentistry , geography , botany , archaeology , sociology , anthropology , political science , law , biology
We assessed the prevalences of periodontitis by education and income levels among US adults with data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.