Relationship between oral health literacy and oral health behaviors and clinical status in Japanese adults

Background/purpose: Health literacy is recognized as an important determinant of health as well as a causal factor in health disparities among different population groups. However, the paucity of information on oral health literacy makes urgent the need for more research on this important topic. The...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Ueno, Susumu Takeuchi, Akiko Oshiro, Yoko Kawaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790212001547