What is it about?
Early life social position makes people trapped into chains of socioeconomic position and health that are hard to break.
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Why is it important?
Early life action are needed to prevent later life disease.
Perspectives
Early life events were thought to have a direct effect, but it is indirect, there is a long chain and once in the poverty trap, it is difficult to get out. This leads to losing teeth in late life.
DDS, MSc, PhD Roger Keller Celeste
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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This page is a summary of: Socioeconomic Life Course Models and Oral Health: A Longitudinal Analysis, Journal of Dental Research, February 2020, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0022034520901709.
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