Appointment-keeping behavior of Medicaid-enrolled pediatric dental patients in eastern Iowa

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 325-329

  Iben, Polly ^b   Kanellis, Michael J ^a   Warren, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE PRACTICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; IOWA; MEDICAID; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034218544     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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