Factors influencing perceived need for dental care by active duty U.S. Military personnel

Military Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 586-589

  Chisick, Michael C ^a   Poindexter, Forrest R ^b   York, Andrew K ^c  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bolling Air Force Base ^*  (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030862294     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/162.9.586     Document Type: Article

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