Prevalence of thumb sucking in children of Calcutta.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
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1992 Mar; 10(1): 33-6
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-114845
ABSTRACT
The prevalence study of thumb digital sucking carried out on 3-12-year- old 2517 children, 1293 boys & 1224 girls, with different socio-economic status, belonging to villages, suburbs and city areas of Calcutta revealed that non-nutritional sucking habit was predominantly seen in cities, and bottle feeding was found to be the main cause of this habit; in 3-6-year-old children the prevalence of the habit was more in boys than girls but it persisted more in boys with increase in age.
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Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Population rurale
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Facteurs socioéconomiques
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Population urbaine
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Alimentation au biberon
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Facteurs sexuels
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent
Thème du journal:
Dentistry
Année:
1992
Type:
Article
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