Caries experience among publicly-funded dental patients in Australia, 1995-96: Type of care and geographic location

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-45

  Brennan, D S ^a   Spencer, A J ^a   Slade, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; DMFT; Public patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RURAL HEALTH; TOOTH LOSS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0034155226     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2000.tb00240.x     Document Type: Article

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