Children with mental retardation/developmental disabilities: Do physicians ever consider needed dental care?

Mental Retardation

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-56

  Waldman, H Barry ^a   Perlman, Steven P ^a   Swerdloff, Mark ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0035258967     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2001)039<0053:CWMRDD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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