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Table 1 Summary of keywords and MeSH headings used to identify relevant literature

From: Oral health-related cultural beliefs for four racial/ethnic groups: Assessment of the literature

 

Keywords or MeSH terms

1

(African American/Black) (traditional medicine, folk medicine, cultural beliefs, ethnicity, racial, traditional practices), (dental, dentistry, oral, teeth, gums, caries, periodontal)

2

(Chinese/Oriental Asian) (traditional Chinese medicine, folk medicine, cultural beliefs, ethnicity, racial, traditional practices), (dental, dentistry, oral, teeth, gums, caries, periodontal)

3

(Filipino/Philippines) (traditional medicine, folk medicine, cultural beliefs, ethnicity, racial, traditional practices), (dental, dentistry, oral, teeth, gums, caries, periodontal)

4

(Hispanic/Latino) (traditional medicine, folk medicine, cultural beliefs, ethnicity, racial, traditional practices), (dental, dentistry, oral, teeth, gums, caries, periodontal)