The effects of income and education on ethnic differences in oral health: A study in usa adults.

Wael Sabbah (1) , Georgios Tsakos (1) , Aubrey Sheiham (1) , Richard G Watt (1)

1 UCL - University College of London [London]

Ethnic differences exist in oral health. However, the causes of the differences have not been adequately addressed. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of socioeconomic position on ethnic differences in oral health.

Mots clés: ETHNIC MINORITIES SI; INEQUALITIES SI; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIO-ECONOMIC

Wael Sabbah, Georgios Tsakos, Aubrey Sheiham, Richard G Watt. The effects of income and education on ethnic differences in oral health: A study in usa adults.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (7), pp.516-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.082313⟩. ⟨hal-00477886⟩