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Kuppuswamy’s Socio-Economic Status Scale: A Revision of Occupation and Income Criteria for 2016

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MRK: Design & concept, definition of intellectual content, manuscript preparation; UW: Manuscript preparation and editing; PVS: Literature search, manuscript editing and review. Dr. Rajesh Koppikar, Professor & Head, Department of Periodontology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College & Hospital, Sangli, Maharahstra, will act as guarantor for the paper.

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  1. Department of Public Health Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College & Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India

    Mahesh R. Khairnar & Umesh Wadgave

  2. Department of Physiology, Lokamanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Govt. Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Pranali V. Shimpi

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Khairnar, M.R., Wadgave, U. & Shimpi, P.V. Kuppuswamy’s Socio-Economic Status Scale: A Revision of Occupation and Income Criteria for 2016. Indian J Pediatr 84, 3–6 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2223-y

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