Cultural diversity: Caring for minority children with mental retardation and other disabilities

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 280-285

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

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MINORITY GROUP; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MENTAL RETARDATION; MINORITY GROUPS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0035411444     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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