Oral health literacy: An approach to end oral health disparities

Oral health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate oral health decisions. Studies have revealed that literacy skills are strong predictor of individual′s health status than age,...

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Main Authors: Amandeep Chopra, N C Rao, Nidhi Gupta, Shelja Vashisth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.srmjrds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-433X;year=2013;volume=4;issue=1;spage=16;epage=20;aulast=Chopra