Explaining Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Children’s Dental Health: A Decomposition Analysis

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Authors

Carol C Guarnizo-Herreño · Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá

George L. Wehby · Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá

Abstract

Reducing US children's racial/ethnic dental health disparities-which are mostly socioeconomically driven-requires policies that recognize the multilevel pathways underlying them and the need for household- and neighborhood-level interventions.

Topics & Keywords

Dental Health and Care Utilization Global Health Workforce Issues Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 102, Issue 5, pp. 859-866

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300548

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