Impact of parental migration on oral health outcomes of left-behind school-aged children in Luchuan, southern China

Abstract Background With rapid urbanization in China, an increasing number of rural adults have migrated to cities to seek job opportunities, leaving their school-aged children behind. These left-behind children (LBC) without one or both parents usually receive less attention from their caregivers....

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Main Authors: Rongmin Qiu, Yihong Li, Manisha Malla, Junyu Yao, Dan Mo, Neha Dhakal, Hua Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0683-3