Factors influencing the amount and type of dental services received by older adults in four municipalities in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 182-189

  Leake, James L ^a   Hawkins, J Robert ^a   Locker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community dentistry; Dental care; Dental care for aged; Dental economics; Dental health services

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTITION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; ONTARIO; ORAL HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030155080     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1996.tb02434.x     Document Type: Article

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