Demographic and socioeconomic predictors of dental care utilization

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-200

  Manski, Richard J ^a   Magder, Laurence S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; RACE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031992779     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0177     Document Type: Article

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