Brazilian immigrants’ oral health literacy and participation in oral health care in Canada

BACKGROUND: Inadequate functional health literacy is a common problem in immigrant populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between oral (dental) health literacy (OHL) and participation in oral health care among Brazilian immigrants in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Calvasina, Paola, Lawrence, Herenia P., Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie, Norman, Cameron D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26875752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0176-1