Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 2
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- Pages.59-69
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- 1999
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- 1226-0290(pISSN)
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- 2234-2869(eISSN)
Dental Caries according to Obesity In the Elementary School Students
초등학교 학생의 비만도에 따른 치아우식증
- Moon Jung-Soon (College of Nursing, The Catholic University) ;
- Song Byung-Sun (Mae San Elementary School)
- Published : 1999.09.01
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate dental caries according to obesity in order to provide basic data for efficient dental health program for elementary school students. Data were obtained from a health record book of 668 elementary school students in Chun Cheon city in 1998. Obesity was categorized into overweight. normal and under weight groups by Rohrer index. Dental caries was classified into decayed. filled and missed teeth. The result were as follow: 1. Prevalence rate of dental caries(dft) was
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