Access to dental care for Head Start enrollees

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-229

  Edelstein, Burton L ^a  

^a Children's Dental Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Dental caries; Dental treatment; Head Start; Low socioeconomic status; Preschool children; Underserved children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAID; META ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; ORAL HEALTH; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034208084     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2000.tb03332.x     Document Type: Article

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