Pediatric emergency room visits for nontraumatic dental disease

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 134-140

  Graham, Debbie B ^b   Webb, Michael D ^a   Seale, N Sue ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MEDICAID; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034152819     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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