Ethnicity, migration status and dental caries experience among adults in East London.

Elsa K Delgado-AnguloWagner MarcenesSeeromanie HardingEduardo Bernabé

Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2018)

Large inequalities in caries experience were found between foreign- and UK-born adults, with considerable variation across ethnic groups. Looking beyond cultural explanations, in favour of social and environmental factors, may help to explain those inequalities.

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healthcare
mental health
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