TY  - JOUR
T1  - HEalth risks of latino children
AU  - Davis JH
Y1  - 2002/10/23
N1  - 10.1001/jama.288.16.1981
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1981
EP  - 1983
VL  - 288
IS  - 16
N2  - 
To the Editor: Dr Flores and colleagues1 state: "Among children aged 2 to 4 years, Mexican
Americans are more likely than white and blacks to have caries, untreated
disease, and decayed and filled tooth surfaces." This is certainly true of
the Hispanic children born and raised in this country but is in striking contrast
to the children of all ages who, in my experience, are newly arrived from
Mexico and have teeth that are generally beautiful and free from caries. I
suspect that the difference lies in the greater use of sweets and juice bottles
in this country.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.288.16.1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.16.1981
ER  -