Association between neighborhood disadvantage and children's oral health outcomes in urban families in the Chicago area

• Main Authors: Helen H. Lee (Author), John J. Dziak (Author), David M. Avenetti (Author), Michael L. Berbaum (Author), Yuwa Edomwande (Author), Margaret Kliebhan (Author), Tong Zhang (Author), Karla Licona-Martinez (Author), Molly A. Martin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeThe prevalence of childhood caries in urban Chicago, compared with national and state data, indicates that neighborhood context influences oral health. Our objective was to delineate the influence of a child's neighborhood on oral health outcomes that are predictive of caries (toothbrush...