The Human Development Index and Per Capita Gross National Product as predictors of dental caries prevalence in industrialized and industrializing countries

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999:896:329-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08131.x.

Authors

M H Hobdell¹, R Lalloo, N G Myburgh

Affiliation

¹ University of Texas-Houston, Dental Branch 77030, USA. mhobdell@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu

PMID: 10681912
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08131.x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Dental Caries / epidemiology*
Dental Health Surveys
Developed Countries / economics*
Developed Countries / statistics & numerical data*
Developing Countries / economics*
Developing Countries / statistics & numerical data*
Diet, Cariogenic
Economics*
Educational Status
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Poverty / statistics & numerical data*
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Urbanization / trends