Psychometric properties of the OHIP-14 and prevalence and severity of oral health impacts in a rural riverine population in Amazonas State, Brazil Avaliação das propriedades psicométricas do OHIP-14 e da prevalência dos impactos da saúde bucal, em população rural ribeirinha no Amazonas, Brasil

• Main Authors: Flávia Cohen-Carneiro (Author), Maria Augusta Bessa Rebelo (Author), Reinaldo Souza-Santos (Author), Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano (Author), Alessandra Valle Salino (Author), Danielson Guedes Pontes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objectives of this study were: (1) test the psychometric properties of OHIP-14 in a rural population; and (2) compare the oral health impacts in two riverine communities in the Brazilian Amazon that were living at different distances from an urban center. Data were obtained from a cross-sectiona...