Factors associated with prevalence of oral lesions and oral self-examination in young adults from a birth cohort in Southern Brazil Factores asociados a la prevalencia de lesiones bucales y a la realización del autoexamen bucal en adultos jóvenes de una cohorte de nacidos vivos del sur de Brasil Fatores associados à prevalência de lesões bucais e à realização do autoexame bucal em adultos jovens de uma coorte de nascidos vivos do Sul do Brasil

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Marcos Britto Correa (Author), Sandra Beatriz Chaves Tarquinio (Author), Luisa Jardim Correa de Oliveira (Author), Marco Aurélio Peres (Author), Karen Glazer Peres (Author), Denise Petrucci Gigante (Author), Bernardo Lessa Horta (Author), Flávio Fernando Demarco (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of oral lesions and oral self-examination and the association between these variables and life course determinants in a young population. A representative sample (n = 720) of all births occurring in Pelotas, Rio Grande do S...