Demand for and utilization of dental services among Hong Kong employees with and without dental benefit coverage

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-206

  So, Frankie Hon Ching ^a   Schwarz, Eli ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dental care; Dental health surveys; Economics, dental; Health services research; Insurance, dental

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030155595     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00842.x     Document Type: Article

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