Trends in dental care among insured Americans: 1980 to 1995

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-178

  Eklund, Stephen A ^a   Pittman, James U ^b   Smith, Roger C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Delta Dental Plan of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; ENDODONTICS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTICS; PROSTHODONTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031068089     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1997.0160     Document Type: Article

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