The VicGeneration study - a birth cohort to examine the environmental, behavioural and biological predictors of early childhood caries: background, aims and methods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dental caries (decay) during childhood is largely preventable however it remains a significant and costly public health concern, identified as the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood. Caries in children aged less than five ye...

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Main Authors: Dashper Stuart, Gussy Mark, Calache Hanny, de Silva-Sanigorski Andrea M, Gibson Jane, Waters Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/97