A population-based cohort study of oral health in South Brazil: The Porto Alegre Study

• Main Authors: Alex Nogueira Haas (Author), Eduardo José Gaio (Author), Marcius Comparsi Wagner (Author), Fernando Silva Rios (Author), Ricardo dos Santos Araujo Costa (Author), Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing (Author), Rui Vicente Oppermann (Author), Jasim Albandar (Author), Cristiano Susin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Few population-based cohort studies have been established in Dentistry and this is especially true for Latin America. We conducted a population-based prospective study focusing on oral health in Porto Alegre, south Brazil, and herein we describe its methodology and discuss directions for further res...