Individual and contextual factors influencing dental health care utilization by preschool children: a multilevel analysis

Abstract The effect of contextual factors on dental care utilization was evaluated after adjustment for individual characteristics of Brazilian preschool children. This cross-sectional study assessed 639 preschool children aged 1 to 5 years from Santa Maria, a town in Rio Grande do Sul State, locate...

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Main Authors: Chaiana PIOVESAN, Thiago Machado ARDENGHI, Fausto Medeiros MENDES, Bernardo Antonio AGOSTINI, Edgard MICHEL-CROSATO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2017-03-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242017000100225&lng=en&tlng=en