Determinants for dental visit behavior among Hong Kong Chinese in a longitudinal study

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 220-227

  Lo, Edward C M ^a   Schwarz, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Dental care; Dental services utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COUNSELING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH INSURANCE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COUNSELING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032082008     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1998.tb02997.x     Document Type: Article

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