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Oral health literacy and oral health outcomes in an adult population in Brazil

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ID15362000
AuthorsMarília Jesus Batista (0000-0002-0379-3742, Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, corresponding author), Herenia P Lawrence (0000-0002-2340-2307, University of Toronto), Maria Da Luz Rosário De Sousa (0000-0002-0346-5060, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))
Year2017
Volume18
Issue1
Pages60-60
Publication date2017-07-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-017-4443-0
PMID28747157
OpenAlexW2737758009
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited21

Adjusting for age, sex and SES, OHL is related to a risk factor (biofilm) and a consequence of poor oral health (emergency dental visits) and can interfere with the impact of oral diseases on quality of life. As low OHL can be modified, the results support oral health promotion strategies directed at improving critical and communicative oral health literacy in adult populations

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health literacy · Literacy · Oral health · Public health · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dental Research and COVID-19 · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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Unique citing works26
Citations per year3,71
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25

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