Comparing characteristics of Canadians who visited dentists and physicians during 1993/94: A secondary analysis

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-95

  Sabbah, Wad ^b   Leake, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Faculty of Dentistry ^*

Author keywords

Comparative study; Dental health services utilization; Health services utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTISTS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034137743     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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